Greyfriars Priory (Dunwich, Suffolk):RefectoryRefectory (closer)14th century gatewaysCeremonial gate
Greyfriars Priory (Dunwich, Suffolk):RefectoryRefectory (closer)14th century gatewaysCeremonial gatewayRefectory doorwayRefectory wallGargoyle (detail)Richard and Alice FitzJohn founded Greyfriars Priory in the 13thcentury. It first appears in records in 1277, with 20 friars, and in1289 it was moved inland to escape coastal erosion.Many of the building were destroyed after the Dissolution of theMonasteries in 1538. The remains were used for various purposes,including as a house, a town hall and a jail. All that remainsstanding is the precinct wall, two gatehouses, and some second-storeywalls that may originally have been part of a refectory or infirmarybuilding.Unlike most of the rest of the medieval town, the priory has survivedthe centuries thanks to being moved west, but will probably fall tothe sea within the next 70 years. It was originally enclosed by astone wall, much of which remains. -- source link
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