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Blue plaque № 59371

Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Blackfriars Art Centre This Dominican Friary, partly dating from the13th century, and rebuilt in 1309, was the refectory of the order of Blackfriars. They were known as Shodfriars because they wore sandals rather than walking barefoot. King Edward 1 was entertained here by the friars. After the Diss

olution of the Monasteries, the building fell into a long decline and in the 1930s was acquired by the Boston Preservation Trust. During the early 1960s local arts groups raised funds to build a littl

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