Historic houses · East of England
Norman Tower
Norman Tower — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Norman Tower 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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Heritage listing
The Norman Tower, also known as St James' Gate, is the detached bell tower of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Originally constructed in the early 12th century, as the gatehouse of the vast Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, it is one of only two surviving structures of the Abbey, the other being Abbey Gate, located 150 metres to the north. The Abbey itself lies in ruins, approximately 200 metres to the east. As a virtually unaltered structure of the Romanesque age, the tower is both a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Norman Tower, also known as St James' Gate, is the detached bell tower of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Originally constructed in the early 12th century, as the gatehouse of the vast Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, it is one of only two surviving structures of the Abbey, the other being Abbey Gate, located 150 metres to the north. The Abbey itself lies in ruins, approximately 200 metres to the east. As a virtually unaltered structure of the Romanesque age, the tower is both a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The tower is considered amongst the finest Norman structures in East Anglia.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.2436, 0.7167
- Address
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
- Opening
- We-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526902 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Norman Tower (Bury St Edmunds) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Norman Tower?
- Norman Tower is in East of England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2436°, 0.7167°.
- What are the opening hours for Norman Tower?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: We-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:00. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.
- Is Norman Tower a listed building?
- Norman Tower carries the heritage designation "Grade I" — a protective status under UK heritage law.