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Remains of the Church of the Greyfriars

Remains Of The Church Of The Greyfriars

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

GREAT YARMOUTH TG5207SW ROW 92 839-1/15/159 (North West side) 27/06/53 Remains of the Church of the Greyfriars (Formerly Listed as: ROW NO 92, The Rows Greyfriars Remains) I Ruins of the monastic church of the Franciscans comprising the west range of the cloisters and fragments of the south wall of the church.

C13C14C16MONUMENTFIGURES

Architectural Features

C13C16

Founded c1226, enlarged 1285 and 1290, dissolved 1538.

C14

Present fragments of cloister early C14.

C16

West of this are remains of a house added after 1538.

C16

The south wall of the church has a prominent C16 fireplace to the first floor with an ashlar surround, and west of this is a 2 plus 4-light mullioned window with an acanthus console to the king mullion looking into a small yard to its west.

C14FIGURES

In the church south wall a door leads to an excavated room containing 2 cusped and sub-cusped mid C14 wall tombs with ogee heads and remains of painting: standing and kneeling female figures under painted tracery.

MONUMENT

Scheduled Ancient Monument.