Boston Friary refers to any one of four friaries that existed in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
52°58′18″N 0°01′09″W / 52.9717°N 0.0192°W
The Augustinian Friary was founded 1317/18 and was sited near St John's Churchyard in Skirbeck.
[1] Land was acquired from Andrew son of Robert atte Gote or Gotere in 1318, John de la Gotere in 1327, John de Moulton and John Leeke in 1342.
[2] There were twenty friars here in 1328.
[2] It was Surrendered in 1539 to the Bishop of Dover
[2] and leased in 1541 to Thomas Browne, but bought by the town in 1544/5
[2] In 1573 the site was leased to Anthony Kime.
[2] Today the greater part of the site is covered by the old Union Workhouse.
[1]
First Friary
52°58′31″N 0°01′36″W / 52.9752°N 0.0266°W
Later Friary
52°58′31″N 0°01′32″W / 52.9753°N 0.0256°W
The
Carmelites known in medieval England as the White Friars, were established in 1293 originally in Skirbeck, but later at a site off the High Street opposite Doughty Quay,
[3] which they bought from John Parleben in 1308,
[2] having been granted permission to erect a church by King
Edward II.
[2] They bought more land in 1315/16. In 1349 Simon Lambert gave them more land, and a year later they received four acres from Sir John de Orreby.
[2] Following the
Dissolution of the Monasteries, about 1544/5, the town of Boston purchased the White Friars site.
[2]
52°58′32″N 0°01′22″W / 52.9756°N 0.0227°W
The Dominicans were known in medieval England as the Shod Friars or more commonly the Black Friars. The Friary was founded in 1222.
[4] In 1288 their buildings, along with a large area of the town, were burnt during St Botolphs Fair, and in 1290 they were given eight oaks from Sherwood Forest by the King.
[2] In 1327 they were given a royal licence to build a
subterranean
aqueduct from
Bolingbroke to their house.
[2] The friary was forceably closed in 1539 in the
Dissolution of the Monasteries, and in 1540 the land confiscated from the friars was granted to the
Duke of Suffolk.
[2] The
refectory of the Dominican friary is the only part of any of the local friaries still in existence.
[4] It is Grade II*
listed, and houses the Blackfriars Arts Centre.
[5]
52°58′29″N 0°01′18″W / 52.9748°N 0.0217°W
The Franciscans were known as the Grey Friars and their house was established at an unknown date prior to 1268.
[2] According to
Leland, the Franciscans mixed with the Esterlings (European merchants), and many were buried there. Among those was Wisselus de Smallenburg, a merchant from Munster, who died in 1340, and whose grave slab today lies in
St Botolph's Church, Boston.
[2] The friary was seized in 1539,
[6] and valued at 44s. a year. While at first reserved for the King, it was then sold off to the town in 1544/5.
[2]
Boston Friary refers to any one of four friaries that existed in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
52°58′18″N 0°01′09″W / 52.9717°N 0.0192°W
The Augustinian Friary was founded 1317/18 and was sited near St John's Churchyard in Skirbeck.
[1] Land was acquired from Andrew son of Robert atte Gote or Gotere in 1318, John de la Gotere in 1327, John de Moulton and John Leeke in 1342.
[2] There were twenty friars here in 1328.
[2] It was Surrendered in 1539 to the Bishop of Dover
[2] and leased in 1541 to Thomas Browne, but bought by the town in 1544/5
[2] In 1573 the site was leased to Anthony Kime.
[2] Today the greater part of the site is covered by the old Union Workhouse.
[1]
First Friary
52°58′31″N 0°01′36″W / 52.9752°N 0.0266°W
Later Friary
52°58′31″N 0°01′32″W / 52.9753°N 0.0256°W
The
Carmelites known in medieval England as the White Friars, were established in 1293 originally in Skirbeck, but later at a site off the High Street opposite Doughty Quay,
[3] which they bought from John Parleben in 1308,
[2] having been granted permission to erect a church by King
Edward II.
[2] They bought more land in 1315/16. In 1349 Simon Lambert gave them more land, and a year later they received four acres from Sir John de Orreby.
[2] Following the
Dissolution of the Monasteries, about 1544/5, the town of Boston purchased the White Friars site.
[2]
52°58′32″N 0°01′22″W / 52.9756°N 0.0227°W
The Dominicans were known in medieval England as the Shod Friars or more commonly the Black Friars. The Friary was founded in 1222.
[4] In 1288 their buildings, along with a large area of the town, were burnt during St Botolphs Fair, and in 1290 they were given eight oaks from Sherwood Forest by the King.
[2] In 1327 they were given a royal licence to build a
subterranean
aqueduct from
Bolingbroke to their house.
[2] The friary was forceably closed in 1539 in the
Dissolution of the Monasteries, and in 1540 the land confiscated from the friars was granted to the
Duke of Suffolk.
[2] The
refectory of the Dominican friary is the only part of any of the local friaries still in existence.
[4] It is Grade II*
listed, and houses the Blackfriars Arts Centre.
[5]
52°58′29″N 0°01′18″W / 52.9748°N 0.0217°W
The Franciscans were known as the Grey Friars and their house was established at an unknown date prior to 1268.
[2] According to
Leland, the Franciscans mixed with the Esterlings (European merchants), and many were buried there. Among those was Wisselus de Smallenburg, a merchant from Munster, who died in 1340, and whose grave slab today lies in
St Botolph's Church, Boston.
[2] The friary was seized in 1539,
[6] and valued at 44s. a year. While at first reserved for the King, it was then sold off to the town in 1544/5.
[2]