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Ruins to the North of the Cloister

A Grade I Listed Building in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.245 / 52°14'41"N

Longitude: 0.7187 / 0°43'7"E

OS Eastings: 585706

OS Northings: 264236

OS Grid: TL857642

Mapcode National: GBR QF0.8JM

Mapcode Global: VHKD4.DTTW

Plus Code: 9F426PV9+XF

Entry Name: Ruins to the North of the Cloister

Listing Date: 7 August 1952

Last Amended: 30 October 1997

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375542

English Heritage Legacy ID: 466443

ID on this website: 101375542

Location: Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, IP33

County: Suffolk

District: West Suffolk

Civil Parish: Bury St Edmunds

Built-Up Area: Bury St Edmunds

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: St James Bury St Edmunds

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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Description


TL8564SE
639-1/8/111
07/08/52

BURY ST EDMUNDS
ABBEY PRECINCTS
Ruins to north of the Cloister
(Formerly Listed as:
ABBEY PRECINCTS Abbey Ruins)

GV
I

Remains of the Refectory, with the Kitchen and Cellarer's
range to the north of it, and of the larder and wardrobe below
the Queen's Chamber to the north of the former Dorter. Flint
with stone fragments. C12. 3 of the Refectory walls are in
coursed flint and stand approx 3 metres high; in the east and
west walls are blocked pointed arched doorways of Barnack
stone. The lower part of the Queen's Chamber building is the
most complete of the whole complex, with all 4 walls standing.
Stone-faced pilasters in the 4 corners and fragments of others
along the walls which divided the interior into 2 vaulted
bays. In the west wall the stone backing for a fireplace and
in the north-west corner the base of a small circular stair
turret. This building formed part of the range which included
the Abbot's Palace.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: TL8570664236

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