76, 77 AND 78, WHITING STREET

Nos. 76, 77, and 78 on Whiting Street in Bury St Edmunds form a terrace of three houses built in the early 19th century. They were reconstructed on an older site by builder William Steggles for the Guildhall Feoffment Trust. The houses are made of white brick and have a slate roof with a paired bracketed eaves soffit.

The terrace is two storeys high and has cellars. Nos. 77 and 78 are single fronted, while No. 76 is double fronted. The facade features a five-window range with 12-pane sash windows set in plain reveals, topped with flat gauged arches. There is a brick band between the storeys. The entranceways have three recessed six-panel doors with segmental brick surrounds, each with a segmental fanlight that has curved glazing bars and recessed columns. The building has two end chimney stacks and two internal chimney stacks, all with plain narrow shafts.

Inside, there are no features above ground that date earlier than the early 19th century. However, the cellars of Nos. 77 and 78 contain walling made from flint, old brick, and stone blocks. The ceiling of No. 78 includes re-used timbers that have mortices for diamond mullioned windows, likely from the earlier houses that once occupied the site.