Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8564SW CORNHILL
639-1/14/293 Former Public Library
07/08/52

GV II

Also known as: Units 1, 2 and 3 CORNHILL.
Former Public Library, originally built as a Corn Exchange,
with a Fire Station at the south end. Now divided into shops.
Early C19. White brick with stone dressings.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; on an island site. The east and west
fronts are single-storeyed with an 8-window range, the
windows, all with C20 replacement glazing, set in moulded
brick architraves with triangular pediments. The windows are
separated by slightly projecting brick piers, paired at the
corners.
A central tetrastyle porch to both fronts with attached
columns, frieze and pediment. The north and south fronts are
2-storeyed, each with a 5 window range: C20 replacement sashes
with moulded brick architraves, pedimented on the ground
storey. The windows are framed by brick pilasters running
through both storeys. The central window has the flanking
pilasters carried up to support a moulded brick frieze and
pediment.
The south ground storey has a central projecting brick porch
with a semicircular arch and stone balusters above. The lintel
bears the words FIRE STATION in large capitals. The north
front has a central entrance with a plain surround and a
larger pediment matching those above the windows. The whole
building has a stone balustraded parapet with a moulded brick
cornice and semicircular stone caps to the brick piers.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TL8525764270

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26342858

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)