Medieval Friary found in England

Archaeologists working in Norwich have unearthed the remains of an Augustine friary which was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538.

Human remains, coins, pottery, oyster shells, animal bones and painted glass have all been discovered by archaeologists working at St Anne’s Wharf – once the site of the 13th century Austin Friars Priory.

And that will provide new information about the religious order which arrived with nothing on marshland on the edge of Norwich and went on to become one of four monastic orders which transformed the city.

Of the houses which those monastic orders built, only St Andrew’s and Blackfriars’ Hall survives, so being able to explore where the Austin Friars were once based is providing important information on the city’s medieval past.

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Story: Dan Grimmer, Eastern Daily Press | Photo: Eastern Daily Press