Precinct Wall to North of the Former Abbey of St Edmund is a Grade I listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1952. A C12 Wall.
Precinct Wall to North of the Former Abbey of St Edmund
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-plaster-evening
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1952
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Precinct Wall to North of the Former Abbey of St Edmund, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
- OS grid reference
- TL 857 643
- Coordinates
- 52.2461, 0.71922
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The precinct wall to the north of the former Abbey of St Edmund is a Grade I listed structure located along the south side of Mustow Street in Bury St Edmunds. This high wall, measuring 80 metres in length, dates back to the 12th century. It is constructed of flint, with much of it coursed and some sections knapped, and is divided into nine bays by stepped ashlar-faced buttresses.
At the eastern end, rough irregular flintwork indicates the former position of the East Gate, which was removed in 1760. The western end features two taller buttresses flanking a 3-metre area of coursed flint and stone, where a blocked window is visible on the upper face, showcasing chamfered stone jambs. The wide inner splay of this window can be observed from the inner side of the wall. The structure is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Precinct Wall to North of the Former Abbey of St Edmund 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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