Anselm Court (Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4) is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. House.

Anselm Court (Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4)

WRENN ID
noble-belfry-wagtail
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
Address
Anselm Court (Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4), Athenaeum Lane, Bury St. Edmunds
OS grid reference
TL 855 640
Coordinates
52.24378, 0.71633
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Anselm Court, which includes numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, is a house that has been divided into four flats and is located on the west side of Athenaeum Lane in Bury St Edmunds. This building dates from the 17th century, with 18th-century and later alterations. It features a timber-framed structure with roughcast panels on the slightly projecting upper storey and red brick on the ground storey, likely covering a former jetty. The roof is tiled and has a mansard form at the rear, dating from the 20th century.

The building is two storeys high with attics, and the main facade faces Angel Hill. There is a two-storey extension on the north side with a single-pitched lean-to roof, which has plain render on the upper storey and continues the red brick from the main range on the ground storey. The principal upper storey has three 20th-century mullion and transom windows with diamond leading in the top lights and wooden aprons below. The extension features two sash windows with a single vertical bar in flush cased frames, and there are four similar windows across the ground storey. Additionally, there are two flat-headed dormers with two-light casement windows that have lozenge-shaped glazing bars. On the left side, there is a six-panel door with a moulded wood surround and a plain rectangular fanlight.

The building is included for its group value as part of the street scene on Angel Hill.

Local climate

Anselm Court (Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4) 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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