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site of The Friary House, and stones from the original priory building were used in the foundations of the house. These remaining friary buildings were demolished in the early 19th century. The house was extended in 1770 and then further modified and extended in 1875, at which point it was owned by Henry Boden, whose widow sold it to the
Whitaker family in 1922. To the annoyance of Mrs. Boden, the Whitakers converted the house into the Friary Hotel; it was converted again in 1996, this time into a pub; its current incarnation is as a nightclub.
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The building known as The Friary, built on the site of the priory buildings, is the location of several sightings of monks dressed in black (Dominican Friars wore black), including sightings of a headless monk. The Friary is also a stopping point on several local ghost walks, with the ghosts of monks
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cut down trees and carried off goods and chattles, to the alleged value of £60". Many of the friars and the friary's servants were beaten, injured and wounded in the attack. The prior obtained a writ which named 44 of the alleged perpetrators, who included "two chaplains, and various tradesmen of the
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has entered his cell; and that the whole chamber is filled with angelic spirits", then claiming that the Virgin Mary "our great and blessed Lady", had come. Having then seen Jesus Christ come to judge him, Frate
Ruffolo is then described as screaming in mortal agony, whilst breaking out in a powerful
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The friary and its land were immediately let to John Sharpe for a yearly rent of 54s. The following year he was awarded a 21-year lease with the condition that the building materials of all the superfluous buildings (which were to be demolished) and all of the trees at the friary, were reserved for
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and the priory, making an order on 27 November 1323 for the payment of expenses the friars had incurred in receiving him. In
January the following year, Edward visited Derby again, donating 8s. 8d. to the friars to provide a day's food for them. A day's food for a friar was calculated as 4d, which
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The priory was founded in the 13th century and enjoyed both royal patronage and royal visitors until its dissolution in 1539. It was constructed just outside the old town walls of Derby, on the site currently occupied by a house known as "The Friary" (formerly a hotel and currently a nightclub) on
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known as "The Friary"; built around 1730/1731 for Samuel
Crompton, son of Abraham Crompton, founder of Derby's first bank. At the time of construction, a building, thought to have been part of the original priory, but which had been converted into three dwellings, still existed to the rear of the
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believed in going out and preaching to the public, rather than cloistering and secluding themselves as other monastic orders did. Houses of the order were also forbidden from holding landed property, other than the sites upon which their priories were constructed; the priory did not, therefore,
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is described as "a generous benefactor" to the priory. In 1229 Henry gave 20 marks to the priors "as a royal gift towards the building of their church." The king made additional donations of 10 marks in 1242 and of £10 in 1244, which probably also went towards construction. In 1291, the priory
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On 3 January 1539, the priory was surrendered to the Crown for dissolution. At the time it was recorded as having an income, after expenses, of £18 16s 2d. Attached to the document of surrender is the old seal of the priori, used from the time of its foundation. In shape a pointed oval or
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sweat and shaking from head to foot. Frate
Ruffolo then began to speak, as if replying to questioning as part of his judgement: "It is true....O my Jesus, pardon that offence, for it was slight". The friars who were with Frate Ruffolo, witnessing his unseen judgement, questioned him:
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grew beyond its medieval footprint. The street contains more buildings from the 1600s than any other street in
Derbyshire. In the 1700s the street became a fashionable place for the wealthy to live and many large Georgian houses were built, including what is now the
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Are we judged for such small offences?" "We must suffer the punishment for all", was his reply. His judgement appeared to have gone well, as Frate
Ruffolo exclaimed "Assuredly, He (Jesus) is merciful, and I have tasted of His mercy", and with that he died.
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On 18 January 1544, the same John Sharpe took
Richard Camerdaye (a labourer from Derby) to court, claiming he had broken into the former friary and stolen the marble gravestones and certain lead, iron, glass and timber, all valued as worth £4.
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Behind the house are the remains of a much older wall, thought to be part of the old priory. The cellars also incorporate the remains of a medieval building, thought to be part of the priory buildings (but not conclusively dated as such).
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Italian chronicles of the Dominican Order record the unusual death of one of the brethren Derby, on 27 May 1257. The friar, recorded as "Frate Ruffolo" was a young man who, whilst conducting business in the neighboring town of
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looming, many
English Dominican Friars left for Ireland, Scotland and Flanders. The priory had an average of around 30 friars at any one time; however, following this threat, the numbers reduced to only 6.
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Remains of the cellar thought to have been incorporated into the house known as "The Friary", and stonework from the priory used in foundations. A single medieval wall remains at the rear of this building.
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Friar Gate, just south of where Ford Street becomes Stafford Street. The priory was one of three in the immediate vicinity: a community of Benedictine nuns lived at
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and the Dominican Order calls all their houses Priories. The "Black" came from the colour of the mantles worn by the friars of the order.
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Human remains and floor tiles were found in the area around The Friary House, thought to come from the former friary burial ground.
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with regard to these perpetrators, showing there was probably some sort of "amicable termination" or out-of-court settlement.
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gave £10 for two days food for the event. Further provincial chapters were held at the priory in 1346 and 1376, for which
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for allowing most of that wool to rot, whilst selling the remains for his own gain.
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The area formerly occupied by the priory is believed by some to be haunted.
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from 9–24 November, and at the royal hunting lodge at Ravensdale, in the
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of wool at Derby Blackfriars, was convicted and imprisoned at
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Llewellyn Frederick William Jewitt, John Charles Cox,
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Christian monasteries established in the 13th century
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The History of the County of Derby: Volume 2, Part 1
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The History of the County of Derby: Volume 2, Part 1
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951:"Derby - Ghosts, Hauntings and other Strangeness"
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835:"Derby's Heritage Part 14 - Between The Museums"
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306:The Annunciation of Our Lady
122:The Annunciation of Our Lady
768:English Heritage: PastScape
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1269:Glover, Stephen (1829).
1065:St Helen's Priory, Derby
1055:Calke Abbey/Calke Priory
865:Glover, Stephen (1829).
591:Grade II listed building
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1153:St. James Priory, Derby
576:Pickford's House Museum
564:Pickford's House Museum
1250:Page, William (1907).
1204:Order of Saint Lazarus
972:"Friargate Ghost Walk"
725:Page, William (1907).
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133:Diocese of Lichfield
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1181:Knights Hospitaller
764:"DERBY BLACKFRIARS"
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18:Derby Black Friary
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804:Pictures of Derby
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