Grimsby No. 3 / Great Grimsby / Grimesby / Grimsby Friary

INFORMATION

Font ID: 22153GRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (early?), Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Grimsby Friary [disappeared]
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Address: [cf. Directions (Geo)]
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: "The site lies between the present West Haven and Friargate, occupied by modern development" [www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=81458] [accessed 14 May 2019]
Ecclesiastic Region: [Diocese of Lincoln]
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC friary church here)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Lincoln, vol. 2, 1906) reports two medieval friaries here: one Austin [Augustinian] licensed in 1293, provided with a church, as "In 1325 Bishop Burghersh granted an indulgence to those visiting their church"; "The surrender was made to the bishop of Dover at the end of February, 1538-9". The second friary reported in the VCH (ibid.) was Franciscan and was established before 1240; "John Freeman dissolved the Grey Friars here 8 October, 1538, and sent the plate, weighing 22 oz., to London".

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.