Abbeys & priories · North East England
BlackFriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Also known as: Blackfriars, Newcastle
BlackFriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
BlackFriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Blackfriars is a restored Grade I listed 13th-century former priory in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, located in the city centre, close to the city's Chinatown.
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Background
History
During the early years of the 13th century, orders of friars or mendicant brothers began to establish themselves in England. Newcastle upon Tyne came to have five mendicant communities within its walls: Blackfriars Priory (Dominican) established in 1239; Whitefriars Priory (Carmelite) established in 1262 (now Whitefriars Place); Austinfriars Priory (Augustinian) established in 1290 (now the site of the Holy Jesus Hospital); Greyfriars Friary (Franciscans) established in 1274 (now the site of New Place); and the Trinitarian Priory established in 1360. There was also the nunnery of St Bartholomew's founded in 1086 near the present Nun Street. The Dominican priory was founded by a wealthy…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9718, -1.6194
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 4XN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Established
- 1201
- Official site
- newcastleart.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q4920171 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blackfriars, Newcastle upon Tyne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is BlackFriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne?
- BlackFriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 4XN), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was BlackFriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- How do I get to BlackFriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 4XN. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West parliamentary constituency.