the dominican friary, river st to kenwyn st
Among this first settlers in what is now Truro city centre were the friars on the Dominican Priory which was founded in around 1259.
It is believed that the Friary was located between River Street, opposite the Royal Cornwall Museum, and Kenwyn Street, stretching down to Victoria Square, which at that time was a port. The western boundary was probably located along what is now St Dominics Street. Archeaolgical excavations have revealed that the Friary church was located on the corner of Little Castle Street and Kenwyn Street.
The Friary was destroyed during Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in around 1539. Few remains have been found, and these include this stone capital, donated to the Royal Cornwall Museum and the Friary seal, found in a garden in Kent.
There is also some masonry in the garden of the King William VI pub on Kenwyn Street and its believed the stones would have been used in other Truro buildings.
The 12 friars who lived and worked here would have drawn water from a well, which is currently in the gardn of Cadevras House on George St, and they would have been scholars, who worked within the local community, including nearby Cadevras farm, to help and heal the poor.
It is believed that the Friary was located between River Street, opposite the Royal Cornwall Museum, and Kenwyn Street, stretching down to Victoria Square, which at that time was a port. The western boundary was probably located along what is now St Dominics Street. Archeaolgical excavations have revealed that the Friary church was located on the corner of Little Castle Street and Kenwyn Street.
The Friary was destroyed during Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in around 1539. Few remains have been found, and these include this stone capital, donated to the Royal Cornwall Museum and the Friary seal, found in a garden in Kent.
There is also some masonry in the garden of the King William VI pub on Kenwyn Street and its believed the stones would have been used in other Truro buildings.
The 12 friars who lived and worked here would have drawn water from a well, which is currently in the gardn of Cadevras House on George St, and they would have been scholars, who worked within the local community, including nearby Cadevras farm, to help and heal the poor.