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Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester by 1250, and dissolved in 1538. Following dissolution the friary was demolished and the site levelled, subdivided, and developed over the following centuries. The locality has retained the name Greyfriars particularly in the streets named "Grey Friars", and the older "Friar Lane".

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  • Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester by 1250, and dissolved in 1538. Following dissolution the friary was demolished and the site levelled, subdivided, and developed over the following centuries. The locality has retained the name Greyfriars particularly in the streets named "Grey Friars", and the older "Friar Lane". The friary is best known as the burial place of King Richard III who was hastily buried in the friary church following his death at the Battle of Bosworth. An archaeological dig in 2012–13 successfully identified the site of the Greyfriars church and the location of Richard's burial. The grave site was incorporated into the 'Dynasty, Death and Discovery' museum which opened in 2014. In December 2017 Historic England scheduled the site. (en)
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  • Buildings within the area of Leicester's Greyfriars. (en)
  • Greyfriars site superimposed on a modern map of the area. Richard III's burial site is shown by a small dot. (en)
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  • Possibly Saint Francis of Assisi or Saint Mary Magdalene (en)
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  • Before 1230 (en)
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  • Traditionally credited but unlikely: Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (en)
  • Suggested either: Gilbert and Ellen Luenor, or John Pickering (en)
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  • Cathedral (en)
  • Ald'n Newton's School (en)
  • Conway Buildings (en)
  • Friary Church site (en)
  • G R E Y F R I A R S (en)
  • Pares' Bank (en)
  • site of Herrick's Mansion (en)
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  • Leicestershire (en)
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  • 1990.0
  • Built as offices for Leicestershire County Council (en)
  • The south wall of the church was identified in the 2012 excavation, along with the burial site of Richard III. (en)
  • The School buildings after the 2012 excavation. The buildings now house the Richard III visitor centre (en)
  • The Cathedral is where Richard III's remains were re-interred in 2015. (en)
  • The sector of the city once occupied by the Franciscan Friary, shown during the wide-area archaeological excavation of 2013. (en)
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  • Greyfriars Excavations of 2013.JPG (en)
  • Greyfriars, Leicestershire Council Offices building.JPG (en)
  • Leicester Cathedral 01.jpg (en)
  • Leicester Greyfriars dig, trench 2.JPG (en)
  • Parrs Bank Building, Greyfriars, Leicester.JPG (en)
  • Alderman Newton's Greyfriars School building, Leicester.JPG (en)
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  • Greyfriars (en)
  • Alderman Newton's School (en)
  • Conway Buildings (en)
  • Franciscan Friary Church site (en)
  • Pares' Bank building (en)
  • The Cathedral Church of St Martin (en)
  • site of Herrick's Mansion (en)
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  • Greyfriars Leicester (en)
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  • SK58650434 (en)
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  • Leicester Franciscan Friary (en)
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  • Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester by 1250, and dissolved in 1538. Following dissolution the friary was demolished and the site levelled, subdivided, and developed over the following centuries. The locality has retained the name Greyfriars particularly in the streets named "Grey Friars", and the older "Friar Lane". (en)
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