Historic churches · South West England
Quakers Friars
Quakers Friars — church in Bristol, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bristol Temple Meads · 1.1 km
- Free entry
About
Quakers Friars is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1747. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Bristol, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4576°, -2.5879°.
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Heritage listing
Quakers Friars (grid reference ST592733) is a Grade I Listed building in Broadmead, Bristol. Part of the former Blackfriars Priory site, it was used as a Quaker meeting house for nearly three hundred years, more recently serving as a registry office, a theatre, and a series of restaurants. It is an important site in both the early history of the Dominican Order in England and of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Quakers Friars (grid reference ST592733) is a Grade I Listed building in Broadmead, Bristol. Part of the former Blackfriars Priory site, it was used as a Quaker meeting house for nearly three hundred years, more recently serving as a registry office, a theatre, and a series of restaurants. It is an important site in both the early history of the Dominican Order in England and of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
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Background
Description
The meeting house was built adjoining the remains of the cloister of a Dominican Priory established by Maurice de Gaunt, , just 12 years after St Dominic founded the order in 1215 and just 6 after it first came to England in 1221. Llywelyn ap Dafydd the eldest son and heir of Dafydd ap Gruffudd (Prince of Wales 1282–1283) was buried here in 1287. He had died while imprisoned at nearby Bristol Castle where he had been confined since 1283. The Priory was dissolved in 1538 and later partitioned and sold off, in part to the Smiths and Cutlers Company and the Bakers Company as their guildhalls as well as a number of private dwellings. Later much of the land came into the possession of Dennis…
Visiting
After 1956 the Building was used as a register office, before being renovated as part of the Cabot Circus development and used as a succession of restaurants.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4576, -2.5879
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS1 3EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Established
- 1747
- Nearest railway station
- Bristol Temple Meads — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7268584 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Quakers Friars (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Quakersfriars.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Quakers Friars?
- Quakers Friars is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS1 3EU), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was Quakers Friars built?
- Built or established in 1747.
- Is Quakers Friars a listed building?
- Quakers Friars is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Quakers Friars a protected site?
- Yes — Quakers Friars is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Quakers Friars free to visit?
- Yes, Quakers Friars is free to enter.
- How do I get to Quakers Friars?
- The nearest railway station is Bristol Temple Meads, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS1 3EU.