The Carmelite Friary, King's Lynn, also Whitefriars, King's Lynn, was a friary of the Carmelites in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. It was founded before 1261;VCH Norfolk: The Carmelite Friars of Lynn according to Francis Blomefield, the county historian, the founder was William Bardolf (died 1275),Rev. Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk, vol. viii, p. 525 whose descendant, William Bardolf, Lord Bardolf, was buried there.G. E. Cokayne, Complete Peerage, revised edition, Vol. I, 1910, p. 419 In the early part of the 15th century the theologian and preacher Alan of Lynn (died after 1420) was a member of the community. Hugh James Rose (1857). "Alan of Lynn" in A New General Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1 AA–ANS. London: B. Fellowes et al. p. 203 The friary was dissolved in 1538.
The northern gateway is the only significant survival from the buildings.Norfolk Heritage Explorer: Site of Carmelite Friary (Whitefriars)
Burials Alan of Lynn William Bardolf, 4th Baron Bardolf
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See also List of monastic houses in Norfolk