Cambridge Whitefriars
The Cambridge Whitefriars, or Newnham Whitefriars, were a community of
Henry VIII, their property was handed over to Queens' College
, who demolished the monastic buildings. The site is now occupied by Walnut Tree Court and the college chapel. The only surviving remains can be seen in the well-preserved north wall of the Fellows' Garden, which formed the north wall of the Carmelite church. The locations of the sites in Chesterton and Newnham are unknown.
References
- Andrews, Frances (2006), The other friars: the Carmelite, Augustinian, Sack and Pied friars in the Middle Ages, Monastic orders, vol. 2, Boydell Press, p. 24, ISBN 1-84383-258-5
- Leader, Damian Riehl (1989), A History of the University of Cambridge: The university to 1546, ISBN 978-0-521-34350-3
- Searle, William George (1867), The History of the Queens' College of St. Margaret and St. Bernard in the University of Cambridge, Deighton, Bell & Co., pp. 217–223
52°11′53″N 0°06′30″E / 52.1981°N 0.1084°E
External links
- National Monuments Record for Cambridge Whitefriars, English Heritage
- National Monuments Record for Newnham Whitefriars, English Heritage
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