Historic houses · East of England
Bury St Edmunds Guildhall
In or near Fornham St Martin.
Bury St Edmunds Guildhall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.
Andrew Norburn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bury St Edmunds · 1.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bury St Edmunds Guildhall, the nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, located 1.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is IP33 1QB. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Bury St Edmunds Guildhall is a Grade I-listed building in england-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bury St Edmunds Guildhall is a municipal building in the Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The building currently operates as a heritage centre and also serves as the meeting place for Bury St Edmunds Town Council. It is a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Guildhall is one of the largest and most impressive secular medieval buildings in the country, and a rare survival of a civic building from this period. The building, which was built with financial support from the wealthy Bury St Edmunds Abbey, dates back to 1220. The Bury Chronicle records that John of Cobham and Walter de Heliun visited the guildhall in 1279. The oldest part is the thirteenth-century stone entrance arch, Its unique roof structure combines East Anglian queen posts with king posts and has been attributed to the fifteenth century, although some suggest it is midfourteenth century. Many timbers are covered in yellow ochre, usually a sixteenth-century feature. During the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2435, 0.7122
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds
- Postcode
- IP33 1QB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Established
- 1220
- Nearest railway station
- Bury St Edmunds — 1.1 km
- Official site
- burystedmundsguildhall.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526813 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bury St Edmunds Guildhall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bury St Edmunds Guildhall?
- Bury St Edmunds Guildhall is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP33 1QB), in the parish of Bury St Edmunds.
- What is Bury St Edmunds Guildhall?
- Bury St Edmunds Guildhall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bury St Edmunds Guildhall?
- The nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode IP33 1QB.
- When was Bury St Edmunds Guildhall built?
- Built or established in 1220.
- Who owns Bury St Edmunds Guildhall?
- Bury St Edmunds Guildhall is owned by | designation1 = Grade I Listed Building.
- Is Bury St Edmunds Guildhall a listed building?
- Bury St Edmunds Guildhall is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Bury St Edmunds Guildhall?
- The nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP33 1QB.