Remains of Grey Friars Monastery is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Monastery.

Remains of Grey Friars Monastery

WRENN ID
muted-solder-equinox
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
Monastery
Address
Remains of Grey Friars Monastery, Westleton Road, Dunwich
OS grid reference
TM 477 703
Coordinates
52.27558, 1.63072
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of Grey Friars Monastery are located in Dunwich and date back to after 1289, with the surviving structures likely from the late 14th century. The ruins encompass an area of just over 7 acres and include walling, two gateways to the west, and a small fragment of one of the monastic buildings. The construction features random flint and stone with stone dressings, along with some later repairs using pebble and brick. Both gateways have moulded four-centre arches, and the smaller northern gateway includes flushwork panelling above. The remaining fragment of the monastic buildings is situated along the south side of the cloister, with the north wall displaying buttresses and two tiers of window openings featuring four-centre arches, some of which have been restored, including one arch with cusping. The boundary wall is fragmentary in places. The site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Remains of Grey Friars Monastery receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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