Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8564SW ABBEYGATE STREET
639-1/14/124 (North side)
12/07/72 Nos.12 AND 13

GV II

Shop with 2 flats above. Mid C19. White brick; slate roof with
parapet and moulded brick cornice.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys and cellar. 4 window range, sashes with
clear glass in plain deep reveals with gauged brick segmental
arches, moulded stone keystones and sills on stub brackets. In
the centre of the first storey a moulded console bracket
carries a stone pestle and mortar, indicating that this was
for many years a chemist's shop. A dentil frieze and cornice
to the shop front. At the east end, a recessed door with
ornate panels in Jacobean style and a semicircular
roll-moulded surround gives access to the upper storeys.
INTERIOR: the cellar is mainly lined in C19 brick with reused
timber beams in the ceiling, but the party wall on the east is
principally of limestone blocks, laid in random fashion.

Listing NGR: TL8537564208

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26272418

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