Ruins to East and North of Abbey Church is a Grade I listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1952. Ruins.

Ruins to East and North of Abbey Church

WRENN ID
forbidden-sentry-heron
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
Ruins
Address
Ruins to East and North of Abbey Church, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
OS grid reference
TL 857 641
Coordinates
52.24432, 0.71931
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins to the east and north of the Abbey Church in Bury St Edmunds are significant remnants from the 12th century. These include the remains of the Chapter House located to the north of the north transept, along with the apsidal Treasury and the Warming House situated further north. To the east, there is a complex group of buildings that includes the Prior's house, the Infirmary, and Bradfield Hall. The structures are primarily constructed of rubble flint, with some slight remnants of ashlar facing. Most of the buildings have been reduced to low rubble flint walls. In the Treasury, there are the bases of four small columns, two on each side, set on a continuous plinth. This site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Ruins to East and North of Abbey Church 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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