326:, who had been given £100 to spend on the building in 1609. The property passed through a series of private owners until 1794, when it was bought by the War Office. It was used as a barracks until the end of the Napoleonic Wars and then demolished in 1818. The grounds are indicated on an 1841 map of Guildford as the "Barrack Field" and shortly afterwards the area was divided into plots and sold for housebuilding. In 1858, the Chennel family set up a steam-powered flour mill on the site of the friary church and cloisters, which was subsequently purchased and converted to a brewery by Thomas Taunton in the 1870s. In 1956, the brewery merged with the
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A private house was constructed on the site in 1630 and in 1794 it was bought by the War Office and used for barracks. In the mid-19th century the land was divided and sold for housebuilding. In 1858, the
Chennel family set up a steam-powered flour mill on the site of the friary church and cloisters,
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The walls of the friary varied in their materials and their construction, indicating that there were several distinct phases of building. The majority were made of chalk blocks, held together with mortar and faced internally with plaster and externally with flint. The original choir and chancel were
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of the church forming the south range. The main entrance is thought to have been on the east side, from the route now known as
Woodbridge Road. There are thought to have been two paths leading south from the nave, one most likely used by worshippers to access the nave from the town and the other for
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on 10 October 1538, by which time there were only seven friars. The dissolution inventory of 1538 notes that the friary buildings included a church with choir and nave, two bells, a vestry and two kitchens; there is no mention of sleeping quarters, guest rooms or a refectory. The 16th-century poet
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chapel was added on the north side of the chancel in the 14th century and the east end of the church was extended at a later point. The suppression inventory mentions a steeple housing two bells "a grete and a small", although it is unclear where it stood. The west end of the nave was not revealed
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Bones from around 113 individuals were found during the excavations, although only 65 were still in their original graves. Around 41 of the individuals were in the cemetery area on the south side of the church and 40 were in the nave, with the rest elsewhere on the site. The bones of only ten are
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There has also been the suggestion of a later House of
Crutched Friars in Guildford associated with the Spital, or St Thomas' Hospital, that once stood in the angle between the Epsom and London roads in Guildford. However, the only authority for the existence of a house of crutched friars at
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thought to be female, seven of whom were buried in the church. Around ten of the individuals are thought to have been under the age of 15 when they died and five were over the age of 55. Several skeletons had been buried together and these communal graves may have been for victims of the
283:, who died in 1274 and it is possible that Eleanor founded the friary in his memory. Historical documents note that Henry's heart was "lodged at the Guildford Priory" and Eleanor is acknowledged as the "first fundryse". The earliest surviving record of the community is from 1275, when
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The earliest known prior is recorded simply as "William" in 1932. In 1336, there were 20 friars. From 1373 onwards, a complete list of priors has survived. The work carried out the friars included the maintenance of the royal hunting park on the opposite side of the River Wey and,
311:, noted that there was a well-stocked library. Following the dissolution, the building was occasionally used as a royal residence until 1606, when it was demolished and the materials used for construction projects elsewhere in the area. Stone blocks may have been reused at
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During the 1974 and 1978 excavations, traces of an earlier building were found under the
Dominican building. This building had pottery dating after 1250. It has been suggested that this was the House of the Friars de Ordine Martyrum at Guildford. Also referred to as the
279:, around 1275. The exact date of the foundation of the Black Friary is unknown, but it could not have taken place before 1236, the year of Eleanor's marriage to Henry. There is no mention of the friars being among those who prayed for the soul of her grandson,
215:. The 10-acre (4.0 ha) site sloped downwards from east to west and levelling in the 17th and 19th centuries buried the remains of the friary buildings to an average depth of around 1 m (3 ft 3 in).
363:, this was a small and short-lived order, who came to Britain in 1244. In 1260 they were given permission to inhabit a piece of land they had acquired at Guildford. The Friars de Ordine Martyrum was dissolved by the
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which was subsequently purchased and converted to a brewery by Thomas
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constructed entirely of flint and the chancel extension was built entirely of chalk blocks. The majority of the floors in the friary were tiled.
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361:Fratres Ordinis S Morise de Ordine Cruciferorum
315:and some of the stained glass in the chapel of
855:Surrey Archaeological Society Research Volumes
738:"Alleged Priory Of Crutched Friars, Guildford"
287:granted an enlargement of the friary grounds.
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160:was a medieval monastic house in
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620:"Allied Breweries want Friary".
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785:The story of Guildford
783:Field, Marion (2022).
231:was on the east side.
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650:Rose & Parke 2007
608:Rose & Parke 2007
27:Monastery information
830:Rose, David (2001).
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273:Eleanor of Provence
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344:Princess Alexandra
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309:John Leland
305:antiquarian
222:, with the
203:Description
173: 1275
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102:Coordinates
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44:Established
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1009:Carthusian
947:(pictured)
744:18 January
725:Field 2022
701:Field 2022
383:References
293:Henry VIII
275:, wife of
269:Dominicans
187:. It was
179:, wife of
112:51°14′11″N
70:Founder(s)
1062:Dominican
766:Guildford
677:Rose 2001
664:The Times
622:The Times
593:Rose 2001
462:Rose 2001
332:Nine Elms
300:dissolved
277:Henry III
213:River Wey
209:Guildford
191:in 1537.
189:dissolved
185:River Wey
181:Henry III
162:Guildford
115:0°34′34″W
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89:Guildford
38:Dominican
863:Archived
861:: 1–71.
340:MEPC plc
285:Edward I
220:cloister
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869:22 July
263:History
244:chantry
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