Abbeys and Monasteries in Gloucestershire
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Despite a multitude of other attractions, Gloucestershire is a bit thin on medieval monastic remains.
Gloucester Blackfriars is one of the finest surviving examples of a medieval Dominican friary. Black Friars was the name commonly given to Dominican monks, who wore a black surcoat, or cloak, over their white robes. The friary was established around 1239 under the patronage of Henry III.
Blackfriars Lane,
Gloucester,
Gloucestershire,
England, GL1 2HS
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Heritage Highlight: The cloister scriptorium is possibly the oldest surviving library in England
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Greyfriars is all that remains of an early Tudor friary church of the Franciscan order of monks. The Franciscans were often called 'Grey Friars' due to the colour of their robes.
Greyfriars Walk,
Gloucester,
Gloucestershire,
England, GL1 2EZ
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Heritage Highlight: Medieval window tracery
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The ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1246 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall. Hailes was an important pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages when pilgrims flocked to see a phial said to contain the blood of Christ. There is a small museum, and a very short stroll from the abbey is the Norman parish church of Hailes, which has excellent medieval wall paintings.
Hailes,
Winchcombe,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
England, GL54 5PB
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A 16th-century gatehouse is all that remains of medieval Kingswood Abbey. The gatehouse is composed of a wide central arch with a gabled chamber above, and two-storey precinct walls to either side. The modern road runs through the gateway arch. The mullioned widow above the archway is beautifully sculptured in late Perpendicular style.
Abbey Street,
Kingswood,
Gloucestershire,
England, GL12 8RA
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Heritage Highlight: One of the last monastic buildings built in England before the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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of Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse
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The remains of a Saxon priory founded around AD 900 stand in a public park, almost in the shadow of Gloucester Cathedral. The priory was founded by Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great, and was refounded in 1152 as an Augustinian priory by the Archbishops of York.
Priory Road,
Gloucester,
Gloucestershire,
England, GL1 2RQ
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Heritage Highlight: Site of St Oswald's shrine
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