What are Dominican Monks also known as? Blackfriars, Greyfriars or Whitefriars?
Blackfriars, Newcastle Blackfriars, Newcastle Blackfriars is a restored 13th-century friary in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the city centre, close to the city's Chinatown. It is Grade I listed. During the early years of the 13th century, orders of friars began to establish themselves in England. Newcastle came to have five friaries within its walls: Blackfriars (Dominican) established in 1239; Whitefriars (Carmelite) established in 1262; Austinfriars (Augustinian) established in 1290 (now the site of the Holy Jesus Hospital); Greyfriars (Franciscans) established in 1274 and the Trinitarians established in 1360. There was also the nunnery of St Bartholomew’s
Whitefriars, Coventry 16th century and locally-made. It is likely that it was taken from another, similar building also bought by John Hales after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Like the Greyfriars monastery in Coventry, Whitefriars is the namesake of local places and companies. The Grade II listed Whitefriars Ale House was named for the monastery, having been within its boundaries. It is adjacent to Whitefriars Lane which runs through Whitefriars Gate. The Whitefriars Housing Group which is based in Coventry was also named after the friary. Whitefriars, Coventry The buildings known as Whitefriars are the surviving fragments of a Carmelite friary founded