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St. Johns Street, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1SJ

Number 67 St John's Street, built as a house, is now two shops on the ground floor with a flat above. Built in the early to mid 16th century, timber framed, jettied to the street and stuccoed. Refronted in the 19th century when the shop fronts were inserted. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313428 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.

The building in Sergeant's Walk, between St Andrew's Street North and St John's Street, is the principal library in western Suffolk.

Numbers 63 and 65 St John's Street were built as one house, later divided into three and are now a pair of shops with a flat and storage above. Timber framed and stuccoed, jettied to the street, the two bays to the right are 16th century, the left bay is 17th century, the whole was refronted in the 19th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313427 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.

Grade II listed. https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101313428-67-st-johns-street-bury-st-edmunds

Numbers 68 and 69 St John's Street were built as a house, converted to two shops and re-converted to a single shop with storage above. The core is probably 16th century, timber framed, jettied to the street, stuccoed and refronted in the early 19th century. The double shop front is 20th century and there is a long 20th century extension at the rear. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313429 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 interesting building, numbers 70 and 71 St John's Street was originally one house, later converted to two shops. Now one shop and offices with a flat above. There is a two storey rear extension. 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.

The former house and shop now divided into two at numbers 16 and 18 St John's Street was built in the early 16th century. Timber framed, jettied to the street and stuccoed with panels of mock timbering and mock studding on the first floor. A carriageway has been created through the end bay of the building. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1244963 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.

Quaker meeting house St.Johns street Bury St.Edmunds Suffolk.