Standing remains
The site of the former friary is now occupied by a public secondary school - Christ College, Brecon. Some of the medieval fabric survives including the thirteenth-century chapel with six restored choir stalls (fourteenth century) and carved misericords depicting an angel, a skeleton, lions and a horse. None of the site is scheduled. The chapel is listed as no 6826 (Grade I) and a block of nineteenth-century buildings to the south of the chapel which incorporates medieval remains is listed as no. 6827 (Grade II*). Read more.
Dedicated to: St Nicholas Medieval Diocese: St David's Lordship at foundation: Brecon Access: The former friary is now a school. Owned by: Christ College, Brecon
Main events in the history of this site
1269: Foundation - The friary was founded in 1269. [1 source] 1291: Grant - Eleanor of Castile gave 100s to Brecon and to each of the other four Dominican houses in Wales. [1 source] 1525: Bequest - Sir Rhys ap Thomas, who died in 1525, left £2 13s 4d for new vestments at the Dominican friaries in Brecon and Haverfordwest. [1 source] 1538: Dissolution - Brecon remained a small friary but was the largest of the Welsh friaries. At the time of its suppression there were ten friars and the community owned about six acres of land and had a small garden. [3 sources] + 2 minor events.Show minor events
Lloyd-Morgan, Ceridwen, 'Manuscripts and the monasteries', in Monastic Wales: New Approaches, ed. Janet Burton and Karen Stöber (University of Wales: Cardiff, 2013), pp. 209-227
