Country England Opened 1749 Construction started 1747 | Completed 1749 Town or city Bristol | |
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Similar Cabot Circus, The Galleries - Bristol, Cabot Tower - Bristol, Queen Square - Bristol, Hotel du Vin & Bistro Bristol | ||
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Quakers Friars (grid reference ST592733) is a historic building in Broadmead, Bristol, England.
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Map of Quakers Friars, Bristol BS1 3BU, UK
The site is the remains of a Dominican friary, Blackfriars that was established by Maurice de Gaunt, c. 1227.
Llywelyn ap Dafydd the eldest son and heir of Dafydd ap Gruffudd (Prince of Wales 1282-1283) was buried here in 1287. He had died while imprisoned at nearby Bristol Castle where he had been confined since 1283.
The friends meeting house was built in 1747-49 by George Tully, with detailing by Thomas Paty, as a Quaker meeting house and was recently used as a register office. It has been renovated as part of the Cabot Circus development, and now houses a Brasserie Blanc. It has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.
William Penn was married, 1696, in an earlier building on the site.
It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.