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Haberden Place, Southgate Street, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 2BH

Number 64 Southgate Street was formerly The Sword in Hand public house which opened in 1724 and closed circa 1970. The house is mid 17th century, timber framed, with late 18th century additions. It was refronted in brick circa 1910 and partly rebuilt in 1935. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272131 Sparhawk Street runs from Honey Hill via the open space of St Mary’s Square to Southgate Street which leads to Southgate Green, the site of the town’s Southgate and where St Petronella’s Hospital was located, established in the 12th century for the treatment of female lepers. The area is rich in history and has a great variety of buildings. 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.

Large properties by the narrow turning into Botolph's Lane.

Number 84 Southgate Street has an 18th century front range and a parallel 19th century rear range. There is probably an earlier core to the house. Some original internal features remain. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272149 Sparhawk Street runs from Honey Hill via the open space of St Mary’s Square to Southgate Street which leads to Southgate Green, the site of the town’s Southgate and where St Petronella’s Hospital was located, established in the 12th century for the treatment of female lepers. The area is rich in history and has a great variety of buildings. 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 house at number 83 Southgate Street was formerly The Plough public house which opened before 1759 and closed in 1917. The oldest part, 15th century, is the rear range, the service wing to an open hall. The hall was replaced in the 16th century by the south (left) part of the front range which was jettied to the street. The north (right) part of the front range is a late 17th or early 18th century addition. The building was refronted in the early 19th century and the single storey extension was added at the same time. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272146 Sparhawk Street runs from Honey Hill via the open space of St Mary’s Square to Southgate Street which leads to Southgate Green, the site of the town’s Southgate and where St Petronella’s Hospital was located, established in the 12th century for the treatment of female lepers. The area is rich in history and has a great variety of buildings. 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.

Weavers Rest, number 80 Southgate Street was once divided into three cottages. Built in the late 15th century and extended in the 16th century. Timber framed and jettied to the street with the ground storey stuccoed. The middle two bays are the open hall of the original house with one bay added to each side later. The north bay (right) is originally a cross wing of which the rear part has been demolished. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272141 Sparhawk Street runs from Honey Hill via the open space of St Mary’s Square to Southgate Street which leads to Southgate Green, the site of the town’s Southgate and where St Petronella’s Hospital was located, established in the 12th century for the treatment of female lepers. The area is rich in history and has a great variety of buildings. 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.

Originally one house, now divided into two, numbers 81 and 81A Southgate Street were built in the later 15th century and were much restored in the 1950s. Timber framed, roughcast and jettied to the street with mock timbering applied to the upper storey. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272143 Sparhawk Street runs from Honey Hill via the open space of St Mary’s Square to Southgate Street which leads to Southgate Green, the site of the town’s Southgate and where St Petronella’s Hospital was located, established in the 12th century for the treatment of female lepers. The area is rich in history and has a great variety of buildings. 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.

South Hill, number 42 Southgate Street and South Hill House, number 43 Southgate Street, were originally one house. The houses have late 15th or early 16th century origins and there are remaining fragments of the timber framing of that date. Mostly rebuilt and extended in the 18th century in red brick. The top floor was added in the mid 19th century and other alterations made. There are a number of 18th and 19th century internal features remaining. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272128

This sports ground at Southgate Green is the home of Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club. Sparhawk Street runs from Honey Hill via the open space of St Mary’s Square to Southgate Street which leads to Southgate Green, the site of the town’s Southgate and where St Petronella’s Hospital was located, established in the 12th century for the treatment of female lepers. The area is rich in history and has a great variety of buildings. 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.