Original sentence: A large grassed courtyard contrasts with the busy city life that surrounds it.Blackfriars is a restored 13th-century friary in Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom.It is in the city centre, close to the city's China Town.The buildings served as a monasterial retreat for some 300 years until the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th-century.The buildings were restored in the 1980s, and now house a range of craft workshops and a Cafe/Bar
Edited sentence: A large grassed courtyard superbly contrasts with the buzz of city life that surrounds it.Blackfriars is a restored 13th-century friary in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre, close to the city's China Town.The buildings were restored in the 1980s, and now houses a range of craft workshops and a Cafe/Bar.These tranquil buildings served as a monasterial retreat for some 300 years until the dissolution of the monasteries