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Sextons Meadows, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 2SB

Numbers 121 and 122 Southgate Street are a pair of early 19th century houses, possibly with an earlier core. Built in red brick which glows in the early morning sun. There is a rear wing in brick and flint. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272157 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.

Footpath by the end of Maynewater Lane.

Built as a house, later a public house (The Olde White Hart), now The Abbey Hotel. Number 35 Southgate Street has a 15th century core, additions and alterations from the 16th century with a 19th century front and a rear extension of the same date. Timber framed and stuccoed with a painted brick front. The hotel is adjacent to the site of the former Chapel of St Botolph. Several phases of alterations have left a complex interior. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272119 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.

Number 34 Southgate Street is a mid 19th century house in white brick, now divided into flats. The entrance doorcase has Tuscan columns. The two 2 storey canted bay windows are a later addition. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272116 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 17th century house is now two properties, numbers 38 and 38A Southgate Street. Timber framed and stuccoed with a rear wing to the north (left). Alterations have been made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The large shop window is 19th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272122 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.

Numbers 35A, 36 and 37 Southgate Street are three former almshouses. Built in the 16th century with 17th century rear extensions. Timber framed and stuccoed. All the windows and doors are 20th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272120 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.

Linnet House, number 32 Southgate Street, has a 17th century front range and an 18th century long rear range in a L shaped plan. Timber framed and stuccoed. There is a plaque below the central window to Henry Crabb Robinson (1775-1867). There are various later additions. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272112 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.

One way sign and graffiti in Maynewater Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

Oast houses are normally associated mainly with Kent, and I had lived in Bury St. Edmunds for decades before I discovered that we have one in the town. It has obviously been converted to housing and/or offices. In the foreground we see a storage yard for a builders' merchants.