54, St Johns Street is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. A 18th Century House, offices.

54, St Johns Street

WRENN ID
spare-cloister-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1972
Type
House, offices
Address
54, St Johns Street, Bury St. Edmunds
OS grid reference
TL 852 647
Coordinates
52.24939, 0.71269
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

54 St John's Street is a house that was formerly the Vicarage to St John's Church and is now used as offices. It dates from the 18th century, with early 19th century and 20th century single-storey rear extensions. The building is constructed of red brick and features a plain parapet, with various slopes of the mansard roof covered in black glazed pantiles, plain tiles, and slate. It has an L-shaped plan with a long rear wing.

The house is two storeys high, with attics and cellars, and has a three-window range on the west and south sides, all featuring 19th century sash windows without glazing bars in flush cased frames. There are three flat-headed dormers with two-light casement windows; two have small panes, and one has a single horizontal glazing bar. The central entrance door has six panels and is topped by a rectangular fanlight with radiating glazing bars. The door is accessed by three stone steps and is framed by a doorcase that has a flat cornice hood supported by brackets.

Inside, there are extensive brick-lined cellars, one of which has a cross-wall made of red brick and kidney flint, and part of the cellar features a ceiling made from reused timbers. The interior is plain and lacks panelling, with a 19th century staircase that has stick balusters.

Local climate

54, St Johns Street 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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