'The Bomb Hole' Risbygate Street
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'The Bomb Hole' Risbygate Street
Image: © John Goldsmith Taken: 8 Sep 2008
Generally known as The Bomb Hole, or The Dip, but more officially titled St. Peter's Pit, this feature is probably a disused chalk working or a collapse where chalk has dissolved in rainwater. As the only public space in Bury St. Edmunds with a steep hill it is a favourite spot with children when it snows. The official name comes from the medieval leprosy hospital that was in this area and has also given its name to St. Peter's House and St. Peter's Villas.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.248452
Longitude
0.701701