Greyfriars Tower, Kings Lynn...
The Greyfriars came to Kings Lynn in the 1230's. By 1250 the building of the friary was well underway. In the early 1300's a water supply was brought by a conduit from a spring at North Runcton, over a mile away.....
Bank Lane Arches - these 14th century arches were re-sited from a building at Bank Lane/Ferry Street demolished in 1910....
The friary was closed by order of King Henry VIII in 1538 along with 800 other monasteries and friaries in England and Wales. The tower is all that remains of the friary, and was only allowed to remain as it was a landmark for sailors.....
An indication of the friary before the Dissolution of the Monasteries .....
Franciscan friar and academic at Oxford University was 'ere .....
Brings memories of my father who served in the RAF in Burma during WWII...
Source of information from the visitor boards in the Tower Gardens.
posted by Cindy at 15.9.16
1 Comments:
Our equivalent to Henrik VIII was king Gustav Vasa. He also closed monasteries in Sweden for to make us protestants and thus became the highest religious leader himself.. Very interesting history Cindy and really gorgeous photos!
xxx Arne
18 September 2016 at 22:24:00 BST
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