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Mark Jennings Lane, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1HH

Numbers 96 and 96A Northgate Street was built circa 1600, altered in the 18th century and graetly restored in the late 20th century. Timber framed and roughcast with an 18th century mansard roof. Used for many years as a doctors surgery with a flat above. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1365769 North of the town centre Northgate Street and St John’s Street run towards the site of Northgate and the railway station and both streets have many older buildings. In between these two streets is a number of streets irregularly laid out (compared to the medieval grid of the town centre) containing mostly houses and buildings from the 19th century. Bury St Edmunds is a market town which is the cultural and retail centre for West Suffolk and is known for brewing (Greene King) and sugar (British Sugar). There is scattered evidence of earlier activity but essentially Bury St Edmunds began as one of the royal boroughs of the Saxons and a monastery was founded which became the burial place of King Edmund. A new Benedictine abbey was built in 1020 which became rich and powerful and the town was laid out on a grid pattern by Abbot Baldwin. After the dissolution the abbey became ruinous. A new church, later the cathedral, was begun in the early 16th century.

This very dull ordinary house has a very interesting name.

This short road, off Northgate Street, is named Reeds Buildings. It consists of terraced cottages on the north side of the road.

Number 28 Northgate Street is early 19th century with white brick to the front, red brick to the sides and rear. The entrance door is set within a Corinthian portico. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1022641 North of the town centre Northgate Street and St John’s Street run towards the site of Northgate and the railway station and both streets have many older buildings. In between these two streets is a number of streets irregularly laid out (compared to the medieval grid of the town centre) containing mostly houses and buildings from the 19th century. Bury St Edmunds is a market town which is the cultural and retail centre for West Suffolk and is known for brewing (Greene King) and sugar (British Sugar). There is scattered evidence of earlier activity but essentially Bury St Edmunds began as one of the royal boroughs of the Saxons and a monastery was founded which became the burial place of King Edmund. A new Benedictine abbey was built in 1020 which became rich and powerful and the town was laid out on a grid pattern by Abbot Baldwin. After the dissolution the abbey became ruinous. A new church, later the cathedral, was begun in the early 16th century.

Numbers 25, 26 and 27 Northgate Street are a row of three early 19th century houses. Partly timber framed with roughcast fronts, red brick to the side of number 25, flint and stone blocks to the side of number 27. Numbers 26 and 27 are a matching pair, number 25 is a slightly later addition. Listed, for group value, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1022638 North of the town centre Northgate Street and St John’s Street run towards the site of Northgate and the railway station and both streets have many older buildings. In between these two streets is a number of streets irregularly laid out (compared to the medieval grid of the town centre) containing mostly houses and buildings from the 19th century. Bury St Edmunds is a market town which is the cultural and retail centre for West Suffolk and is known for brewing (Greene King) and sugar (British Sugar). There is scattered evidence of earlier activity but essentially Bury St Edmunds began as one of the royal boroughs of the Saxons and a monastery was founded which became the burial place of King Edmund. A new Benedictine abbey was built in 1020 which became rich and powerful and the town was laid out on a grid pattern by Abbot Baldwin. After the dissolution the abbey became ruinous. A new church, later the cathedral, was begun in the early 16th century.