Church of St Mary (Including Ruins of Benedictine Convent) is a Grade I listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 May 1949. A C15 Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Mary (Including Ruins of Benedictine Convent)
- WRENN ID
- hollow-hammer-owl
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 May 1949
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary (Including Ruins of Benedictine Convent), St Mary's Street, Bungay
- OS grid reference
- TM 336 897
- Coordinates
- 52.45555, 1.43802
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary, also known as the Church of the Holy Cross, is a Grade I listed building located on St Mary's Street in Bungay. This church was formerly attached to a Benedictine convent, the ruins of which can still be seen on the east side of the church. The church suffered damage from a fire in 1688, which affected the older structure. The North Porch dates back to 1309, while the north aisle is from the early 15th century. The south aisle roof was burned in the fire and was re-roofed in 1699, as noted on a rafter, with the church reopening in 1701. Notably, there is no chancel in this church. The nave and the tower both date from the 15th century.
Local climate
Church of St Mary (Including Ruins of Benedictine Convent) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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