Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8564SW ABBEYGATE STREET
639-1/14/151 (South side)
16/10/95 No.55

GV II

Shop. Mid-C19 with core of c1600. White brick front,
timber-framed core; shallow-pitched slate roof with wide eaves
and mutule cornice.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys and cellar; 2 bays. 3 window range of late
C19/early C20 sashes, all without glazing bars, deep reveals,
stucco heads and stone sills. C20 shop front with plain fascia
and recessed double doors.
INTERIOR: the cellar is faced with large irregular stone
blocks along the rear wall and has several shallow arched
recesses; along the front wall are recesses with old brick
arches. The heavy supporting main beam is chamfered and rests
on stone blocks. On the ground storey a timber ceiling is
exposed: the main cross-beams have been hacked back, plain,
flat, closely-spaced joists. No timbers survive above ground
storey level. The roof was raised in the C19 when the brick
front was added. This building is surrounded on its west side
and rear by No.56 (qv), and although it has been a separate
property for nearly 2 centuries it appears structurally to
have formed part of No.56 initially.

Listing NGR: TL8532264181

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433900

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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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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability