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Hatter Street, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1NE

The entrance to Langton House, number 22 Hatter Street, is flanked by two shops, numbers 22A and 22B. Built in the 17th century, timber framed and refronted in white brick in the early 19th century, the house, once a girls boarding school, is now divided into flats. The two shop fronts are 20th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1022535 Hatter Street is the widest of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a richly varied historic street architecturally. The buildings are mostly residential but with some in commercial use, their ages and materials are diverse and as rich as their uses. 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.

Graffiti on wall Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Built as ahouse and divided into two shops with storage above, numbers 23 and 24 Hatter Street comprises a 17th century front range and a late 15th or early 16th century rear range, extended in the 18th century. Timber framed and stuccoed, only the ground floor is lined. The front range may have replaced a medieval hall range. Listed, grade II with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1022536 Hatter Street is the widest of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a richly varied historic street architecturally. The buildings are mostly residential but with some in commercial use, their ages and materials are diverse and as rich as their uses. 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.

A good variety of styles and ages.

Number 21 Hatter Street is an early 18th century house in white brick with rendered sides. The external chimney stack has a 12th century moulded stone base. The house is now used as part of a restaurant/bar which extendeds into Langton Place. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1022534 Hatter Street is the widest of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a richly varied historic street architecturally. The buildings are mostly residential but with some in commercial use, their ages and materials are diverse and as rich as their uses. 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.

Bright sunlight and deep shadow on a January morning.

This painted complex of buildings consists of number 4 Hatter Street and Abbeygate Cinema. Number 4 is an early 19th century house which became a shop with living accommodation above in painted brick. The original entrance to the house was to the right in the south end which breaks forward slightly but this is now part of the cinema. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246712 The cinema opened in 1924 and has undergone a number of changes of both ownership and of names. Currently operating with 3 screens. There is much history and detail at: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/24294 Hatter Street is the widest of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a richly varied historic street architecturally. The buildings are mostly residential but with some in commercial use, their ages and materials are diverse and as rich as their uses. 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.