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Franciscan Friary, Southampton

1233 establishments in England1538 disestablishments in EnglandBuildings and structures in SouthamptonChristian monasteries established in the 13th centuryFranciscan monasteries in England
Friaries in HampshireHistory of Southampton

The Franciscan Friary of Southampton was founded c. 1233. It occupied a south-eastern area of the city, within the walls and adjacent to God's House Tower. The friary was notable for its water supply system, which supplied water for use by the friars themselves and by the other inhabitants of Southampton. The friary was dissolved in 1538 and the last remains were swept away in the 1940s. The site is now occupied by Friary House. Elsewhere, remnants of the extensive water supply system still survive today.

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Franciscan Friary, Southampton
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