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Old Bury Road, THETFORD, IP24 3AN

Grade II* listed almshouses built in 1610 under provisions of the will of Sir Richard Fulmerston. The building was reworked in the late 19th century and restored in 1968.

I was taken by the charming Arts & Crafts lettering on the porch.

The A134 turns left off the route of the old road, now called Old Bury Road. On the left of the old road are Fulmerston's Almshouses, founded 1610, a grade II*(star) listed building. The building on the right is grade II listed, mid 19th century.

St Mary's House is a large 19th century property that has been extended and converted into flats. Once the ancient capital of East Anglia, Thetford is a market town established at a crossing of the River Little Ouse. A major centre of Boudica’s Iceni tribe with an Iron Age fort. Later came a Norman castle and an important priory. Thetford is the birthplace of 18th century radical Thomas Paine, whose thinking encouraged American independence and the abolition of slavery. After World War II, Thetford became an "overspill town", taking people from London.

Close to the centre of the town, this redundant church is boarded up and in the churchyard the gravestones are beginning to be choked by weeds and long grass. Parts of the church indicate 11th and 12th century origins and the squat-looking tower is probably 15th century. However, there was a major restoration and rebuild in 1850 which served to mask many of the original features.

Now disused, this church is located near the centre of Thetford. The path through the churchyard is used as a short-cut between Bury Road and St Mary's Close.

The redundant church of St Mary the Less has fragments from the 11th century but is mainly late 14th century. The tower was rebuilt in the 15th century and the chancel was rebuilt in the late 19th century as part of a restoration. One of only three medieval churches in the town, it has undergone periods of dereliction and restoration, being used as a stable during the 17th century. The tower was shortened in the mid 20th century. The church became redundant in 1987 and became derelict. Repair work is currently in hand and there are plans to convert the church into apartments. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1297899 Once the ancient capital of East Anglia, Thetford is a market town established at a crossing of the River Little Ouse. A major centre of Boudica’s Iceni tribe with an Iron Age fort. Later came a Norman castle and an important priory. Thetford is the birthplace of 18th century radical Thomas Paine, whose thinking encouraged American independence and the abolition of slavery. After World War II, Thetford became an "overspill town", taking people from London.

The mark which has a bolt is on the south-west buttress of the tower, facing south-west, approximately 1.25 metres above ground level. For more information on this and other bench marks visit the bench mark database > http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35273 The church is in a derelict state.

15th Century Grade II listed Anglican church not now in use.