Greyfriars House And Attached Remains Of Greyfriars Church
Kings Barton
Gloucestershire
After the Dissolution in 1538 the buildings of the friary adapted to various uses, in 1643 they were severely damaged in the siege of the city by Royalist forces and by 1721 only the nave and its north aisle survived, later in the C18 houses were built within the walls
Architectural Features
in the 1960s the remains of the church to the east of the house cleared of later structures and the masonry consolidated by the Ancient Monuments Branch of the former Ministry of Public Building and Works, and the house converted for use as a public library for Gloucestershire County Council.
![The Storytellers Bench, carved stone bench dating from the year c.2000, and in the churchyard of St Mary de Crypt. Here is a similar view of this bench from 2005 [[61866]]. The building immediately behind on the left is Addison's Folly.](https://storage.googleapis.com/natbase-94192.firebasestorage.app/observations/P27pQHOF9FRxHV3xniseBoXaG4S2/1775215091805_8032496_dd8aac4e.jpg)
at the bottom of each window the lights are infilled with panels each carved with an escutcheon in high relief
The Storytellers Bench, carved stone bench dating from the year c.2000, and in the churchyard of St Mary de Crypt. Here is a similar view of this bench from 2005 [[61866]]. The building immediately behind on the left is Addison's Folly.
Reset in the outer face of the nave south wall two stone shields carved with the arms of Chandos and Clifford of Frampton, possibly from a former funerary monument.
on the ground floor in the central bay a projecting, single storey entrance porch in Roman Doric order with columns at the outer corners supporting entablature and pediment, in each bay to either side sashes with glazing bars (3x4 panes)
Scheduled Ancient Monument.