Remains of Black Friars Priory is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1951. Historical remains.

Remains of Black Friars Priory

WRENN ID
empty-cellar-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich MP: Jack Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 December 1951
Type
Historical remains
Address
Remains of Black Friars Priory, School Street
OS grid reference
TM 166 443
Coordinates
52.05494, 1.15871
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of Black Friars Priory date back to 1260 and are located on School Street. The structure features a flint wall that includes seven stone-dressed pointed arches with deep recesses. These are the only surviving remnants of the priory's refectory, which once occupied this site.

Local climate

Remains of Black Friars Priory sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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