Franciscan Friary, Southampton

Name: Franciscan Friary
Address: Southampton, United Kingdom

#106 among attractions in Southampton

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The Franciscan Friary of Southampton was founded c. 1233. It occupied a south-eastern area of the city, within the walls and adjacent to God's House Tower. The friary was notable for its water supply system, which supplied water for use by the friars themselves and by the other inhabitants of Southampton. The friary was dissolved in 1538 and the last remains were swept away in the 1940s. The site is now occupied by Friary House. Elsewhere, remnants of the extensive water supply system still survive today. ()

Coordinates: 50°54'26"N, 1°24'2"W

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Southampton Itchen (Bargate)Southampton United Kingdom

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Franciscan Friary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westquay, The Marlands, St Mary's Stadium, Red Lion Inn.

~1930 ftSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westquay, Southampton
10 min walk • Westquay is a shopping centre in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has an area of 95,600 m² of retail and leisure space and contains around 130 shops, including major retailers such as, John Lewis and Partners, Marks and Spencer, Zara, Schuh, Waterstone's, Hollister Co. Apple, and others.
~1300 ftW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Marlands, Southampton
7 min walk • The Marlands Shopping Centre was opened on 5 September 1991. At the time, the Marlands Shopping Mall was the largest shopping centre in Southampton and the first significant shopping centre in the city, however it is now dwarfed by Westquay, which opened in 2000.
0.4 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
11 min walk • St Mary's Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Southampton, England, has been the home stadium of Premier League club Southampton F.C. since 2001.
0.6 miS
Nightlife
Red Lion Inn, Southampton
15 min walk • The Red Lion Inn is a Grade II* listed pub, built in the late 15th/early 16th century, at 55 High Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2NS. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
~1330 ftSE
Music venue
The Joiners, Southampton
7 min walk • The Joiners is a small music venue in a former pub on St Mary Street, St Mary's, Southampton, England. It has played host to many up-and-coming bands. The pub started having live acts in the back room in 1968. The maximum capacity is 200 people.
~1660 ftW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
SeaCity Museum, Southampton
9 min walk • The SeaCity Museum is a museum in Southampton, England, which opened on 10 April 2012 to mark the centenary of RMS Titanic's departure from the city. It is housed within a part of the Grade II* listed civic centre building which previously housed the magistrates' court and police station.
~1480 ftNW
Monuments and statues
Titanic Engineers' Memorial, Southampton
8 min walk • The Titanic Engineers' Memorial is a memorial in East Park, Southampton, United Kingdom, to the engineers who died in the Titanic disaster on 15 April 1912.
~1240 ftSW
Church
Above Bar Church, Southampton
6 min walk • Above Bar Church is an evangelical church in Southampton, affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. The building is on the corner of Above Bar Street and Ogle Road in Southampton City Centre, with shops on the ground level and the auditorium and other rooms above them.
0.5 miSW
City wall
Old Walls, Southampton
13 min walk • Southampton's town walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the town in southern England. Although earlier Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlements around Southampton had been fortified with walls or ditches, the later walls originate with the move of the town to the current site in the 10th century.
0.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Southampton Castle, Southampton
13 min walk • Southampton Castle was located in the town of Southampton in Hampshire, England. Constructed after the Norman conquest of England, it was located in the north-west corner of the town overlooking the River Test, initially as a wooden motte and bailey design.
0.5 miS
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Holyrood Church, Southampton
14 min walk • Holyrood Church was one of the original five churches serving the old walled town of Southampton, England. Built in 1320, the church was destroyed by enemy bombing during the blitz in November 1940.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Franciscan Friary?

Nearby attractions include Southampton Guildhall, Southampton (6 min walk), Solent Showcase, Southampton (6 min walk), Above Bar Church, Southampton (6 min walk), The Joiners, Southampton (7 min walk).

How to get to Franciscan Friary by public transport?

The nearest stations to Franciscan Friary:

Bus

Pound Tree Road • Lines: 1 (5 min walk)
Civic Centre • Lines: U1A (7 min walk)

Train

Southampton Central (16 min walk)
Woolston (30 min walk)

Ferry

Red Jet (24 min walk)