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College Square Almshouses were built in the 1930s in an Arts and Craft style. Laid out around formal gardens the cottages are in red brick and roughcast. These almshouses are the last group of Feoffment sponsored alms houses in the town, a tradition dating back to the 15th century. College Lane, also known as Hogg Lane is a pedestrianised east-west route in the medieval grid plan. In two parts, divided by Whiting Street it runs from Guildhall Street to College Street. On the east side of College Road the route continues as Church Walks. 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.

Number 42 College Street, St Enodoc, and number 43 College Street were originally one house. Built in the 16th century, timber framed, the roof was raised and the house refronted in the early 19th century, stuccoed and lined to simulate stone blocks. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1076945 College Street is one of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a continuation southward of Hatter Street, running from Churchgate Street to Westgate Street. Almost entirely residential but there is a Victorian school at the south end. 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.

Number 44 College Street, The Old Angel, was originallt two houses and later a public house. Both houses were built in the 16th century, timber framed and stuccoed, jettied along the street with part being underbuilt. At the rear are three gabled extensions and the house is divided by a carriage entrance cut through the end of both frames. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1076946 College Street is one of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a continuation southward of Hatter Street, running from Churchgate Street to Westgate Street. Almost entirely residential but there is a Victorian school at the south end. 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.

Number 47 College Street was originally a house, later a shop with living accommodation above, later a shop and office, now a house again. Built in the mid/late 16th century with later rear extensions, timber framed and stuccoed, refronted in the early 19th century when the shop window was added. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1076948 College Street is one of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a continuation southward of Hatter Street, running from Churchgate Street to Westgate Street. Almost entirely residential but there is a Victorian school at the south end. 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 terrace of small houses, numbers 21 to 30 Whiting Street originally contained 10 houses, now 8. Numbers 25 and 26, and numbers 27 and 28 have each been made into a single house and the former doorways of numbers 26 and 27 are now windows. Built circa 1840 with white brick fronts and red brick with flint rears. As with many buildings in Bury St Edmunds, the cellars are older than the houses above. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096760 Whiting Street is one of the north-south streets laid out by Abbot Baldwin in the 12th century and has buildings from the early medieval to the late 20th century. The street is divided by Churchgate Street at its midpoint and the character is mainly residential to the southern part with a mixture of residential with retail and commercial uses to the northern part. 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.

Number 32 Whiting Street is a house in two parts. The part to the left of the gabled part is 16th century, timber framed and roughcast, and may have been a separate small cottage. The gabled part is 17th century, timber framed, jettied and roughcast. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096761 Whiting Street is one of the north-south streets laid out by Abbot Baldwin in the 12th century and has buildings from the early medieval to the late 20th century. The street is divided by Churchgate Street at its midpoint and the character is mainly residential to the southern part with a mixture of residential with retail and commercial uses to the northern part. 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 33 and 34 Whiting Street were originally one house, divided into two in the 19th century. Built in the late 15th or early 16th century, timber framed and stuccoed, refronted in the mid 19th century and with later extensions. Probably originally a storied hall and a cross-wing as number 33 was formerly gabled to the street. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096764 Whiting Street is one of the north-south streets laid out by Abbot Baldwin in the 12th century and has buildings from the early medieval to the late 20th century. The street is divided by Churchgate Street at its midpoint and the character is mainly residential to the southern part with a mixture of residential with retail and commercial uses to the northern part. 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.

Near the Westgate Street end of Whiting Street just after midday on a sunny day in February.

Number 36 Whiting Street contains 2 bays of the original open hall with number 38 Image being the gabled cross wing. Built in the 15th century, with later alterations and extensions, timber framed and roughcast with applied mock timbering. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096765 Whiting Street is one of the north-south streets laid out by Abbot Baldwin in the 12th century and has buildings from the early medieval to the late 20th century. The street is divided by Churchgate Street at its midpoint and the character is mainly residential to the southern part with a mixture of residential with retail and commercial uses to the northern part. 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.

Number 48 College Street is 17th century, timber framed and roughcast, refronted in the 19th century. There is a later rear wing. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1076949 College Street is one of the north-south streets within the medieval grid and is a continuation southward of Hatter Street, running from Churchgate Street to Westgate Street. Almost entirely residential but there is a Victorian school at the south end. 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.