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Whiting Street, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1NX

Originally a house, now a shop with a flat above numbered 10 and 10B Whiting Street. Built in the 15th or 16th century, refronted in the 18th century, timber framed and roughcast. There are three gabled rear wings. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334468 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 8 Whiting Street was built as a house, later a shop and house, now offices. The front range is late 15th century, timber framed and roughcast, refronted in the early 18th century. The rear range is 17th century. On the left side, facing Langton Place are two 20th century shop fronts. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334461 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 9 Whiting Street is an early 19th century house in white brick with a mansard roof. As with many buildings in Bury St Edmunds, the cellars are older than the building above. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334466 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 81 and 82 Whiting Street are a pair of late Georgian houses in white brick. The houses were in very poor condition when, in 1986, the frontage to the street was completely dismantled and rebuilt re-uing the bricks thus winning the Bury St Edmunds Society Award for 1987. 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.

The Nutshell pub Bury St. Edmunds. Smallest pub see Guinness book of records.The ground floor is 4,83M x 2.28M (15ft 10in x 7ft 6in )

Grade II listed, with attractive fluted weatherboarding. For full details, see http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-467758-the-masons-arms-public-house-bury-st-edm .

Numbers 11 and 12 Whiting Street are one house divided into two. Built in the 18th century, timber framed and roughcast. Number 11 was used as a shop for many years. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334432 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.