NHER 620 (Monument record) - Site of Beck College

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Beck College used the buildings of the Pied Friars, situated on the northeast corner of St Peter per Mountergate churchyard. The friary was founded around 1253, and dissolved in 1307, after which the buildings were maintained as a college for St Peter's chantry and the Norwich house of Hospital of Beck, Billingford.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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This used buildings of Pied Friars on north-east corner of St Peter per Mountergate churchyard. Friary founded around 1253 dissolved 1307. After which maintained as college for St Peter's chantry and Norwich house of Hospital of Beck, Billingford near E Dereham. They used the church of St Peter as their church, as Blomefield describes.
R. R. Clarke gives refs (S1), (S2) and (S3), also Hudson, St Peter Mountergate (not checked), and Kett; 207 and 337.

The site as marked on NHER may not be correct. The medieval masonry revealed in NHER 26317 has been suggested as the remains of this house, see in file for that number.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 21 November 1996.

  • --- Article in Serial: Shelley, A. and Smith, R. 2001. In search of the Pied Friars of Norwich. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt IV pp 675-680.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 44.
  • <S1> Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Vol II. p 556.
  • <S2> Monograph: Blomefield, F. 1806. The History of The City and County of Norwich, Part II. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol IV. p 96.
  • <S3> Monograph: Page, W. (ed.). 1906. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 2. p 433.
  • <S4> Publication: Taylor, R. C. 1821. Index Monasticus. p 46.

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Jun 9 2016 2:15PM

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