The buildings known as Whitefriars are the surviving fragments of a Carmelite friary founded in 1342 in Coventry, England. All that remains are the eastern cloister walk, a postern gateway in Much Park Street and the foundations of the friary church. It was initially home to a friary until the dissolution of the monasteries. During the 16th century it was owned by John Hales and served as King Henry VIII School, Coventry, before the school moved to St John's Hospital, Coventry. It was home to a workhouse during the 19th century. The buildings are currently used by Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry.
Whitefriars c. 1776, as painted by Moses Griffith.
A carved stone heraldic shield painted with the coat of arms of the Ferrers family from Derby, excavated from Whitefriars
A misericord from Whitefriars, on display at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
The Hospital of St. John the Baptist – the site of King Henry VIII School after 1558.
Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345. The city is governed by Coventry City Council.
Image: Coventry City Centre (2020) cropped a bit
Image: Coventry Cathedral 2018
Image: Whittle Arch
Image: The Council House, Coventry (Cropped)
