Bamburgh Friary (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Friary Farm

In the civil parish of Bamburgh.
In the historic county of Northumberland.
Modern Authority of Northumberland.
1974 county of Northumberland.
Medieval County of Northumberland.

OS Map Grid Reference: NU17453483
Latitude 55.60677° Longitude -1.72457°

Bamburgh Friary has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House, and also as a probable Fortified Ecclesiastical site.

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains.

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*.

Description

Dominican Friary founded in 1265 and dissolved in 1539. Remains of the friary are incorporated in later buildings, although the remains are not diagnostic. Evaluation ahead of conversion of farm buildings to domestic use at The Friars in 1992 revealed the extant of the friary complex. The north wall of the farm building block was found to incorporate the north wall of the conventual church of the Friary, and further trial trenches revealed the extent of the cloister to the South of the church, and buildings to the South-East. The church had a short North aisle of 3-bays which was demolished after the dissolution. The entire complex was then converted into a defendable domestic house, retaining the closter as a courtyard. This in turn was demolished and replaced by the farmhouse in C18. (PastScape)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1276913
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 7606.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) N5253.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Bamburgh Research Project Blog
Books
- Brooke, C.J., 2000, Safe Sanctuaries (Edinburgh; John Donald) p. 79
  Knowles, David and Hadcock, R. Neville, 1971, Medieval religious houses in England and Wales (Longman) p. 215
  Bateson, Edward (ed), 1893, Northumberland County History (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Vol. 1 p. 138-46 online copy
Periodical Articles
- Hodgson, J.C., 1916, 'List of Ruined Towers, Chapels, etc., in Northumberland; compiled about 1715 by John Warburton, Somerset Herald, aided by John Horsley' Archaeologia Aeliana (ser3) Vol. 13 p. 4

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