Greyfriars
Greyfriars is a museum in Worcester District, Worcestershire, England which is located on Friar Street. Greyfriars is situated nearby to Eagle Vaults Public House, as well as near Pump Street.- Type: Museum
- Address: 14 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2LZ
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greyfriars and Worcester Cathedral.
Greyfriars
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greyfriars, Worcester is a Grade I listed building in Worcester, England. Its location near to a former friary of the Franciscan order of Greyfriars has in the past led to speculation that it was constructed as their guest house, but it is now believed to have been built as a house and brew-house c.1485 for Thomas Grene, brewer and High Bailiff of Worcester from 1493-1497.
Worcester Cathedral
Church
Photo: SimonWiseman, CC0.
Worcester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England cathedral in Worcester, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Worcester and is the mother church of the diocese of Worcester; it is administered by its dean and chapter. Worcester Cathedral is situated 800 feet southwest of Greyfriars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Worcester and St John’s.
Worcester
Worcester is an historic English cathedral city on the river Severn. Worcester is the county town of Worcestershire.
St John’s
Suburb
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's is a western suburb of Worcester in Worcestershire, England, lying west of the city centre and the River Severn. St. John's is referred to locally as the "Village in the City", which is partly due to being an independent township, before joining the city in 1837.
Diglis
Suburb
Diglis is an inner-city area and suburb of Worcester in Worcestershire, England. It is located around half a mile south of the city centre on the banks of River Severn.
Greyfriars
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Worcester District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.19054° or 52° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.21878° or 2° 13′ 8″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C4V5QRJ+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 12090216266OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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