A5, Monuments 121, 122, 123 is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1997. Monuments.

A5, Monuments 121, 122, 123

WRENN ID
young-bracket-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 October 1997
Type
Monuments
Address
A5, Monuments 121, 122, 123, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
OS grid reference
TL 856 640
Coordinates
52.24294, 0.71754
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A group of three churchyard monuments located in Bury St Edmunds.

MON 121 is a box tomb from 1755, commemorating John Cumberland, who was late of Norwich, along with his wife Rebecca and their two sons, John and Simon. It also honors Samuel Buck of Hawstead and Robert Buck. The monument is broken and has been poorly repaired.

MON 122 is another box tomb, dating from 1760, dedicated to Mr. Samuel Cumberland and his widow, Mrs. Sarah Cumberland, along with several members of the Crosbie and Buck families, who were local maltsters and brewers. This monument is also broken and features a Coat of Arms on the top ledger.

MON 123 is a box tomb that commemorates Mary, the wife of Thomas Robinson, and their children, along with several other members of the Robinson family, including diarist Henry Crabb Robinson, who is buried at Highgate Cemetery. This monument is of local interest and includes various dates from 1765 to 1867.

Local climate

A5, Monuments 121, 122, 123 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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