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Bridgwater Friary

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Order
  
Franciscan

Founder
  
William Briwere

Grid reference
  
ST297368

Disestablished
  
1538

Bridgwater Friary

Location
  
Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Bridgwater Friary was a Franciscan monastery established in 1245 and dissolved in 1538 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.

It was founded by William Briwere and moved from another location. Further buildings were added in 1278 and 1284. The church was rebuilt in the 15th century and consecrated in 1445. After the dissolution of the monasteries it became a mansion house. There have been various attempts to excavated the site with decorated tiles, and other building fragments now in the Blake Museum. The only visible remains are an old door in Silver Street.

The site is also crossed by a linear feature thought to date from the English Civil War.

References

Bridgwater Friary Wikipedia