Monument record BSE 069 - Northgate

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Summary

North Gate of Bury St Edmunds, site of.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8546 6502 (50m by 50m) Approximate
Map sheet TL86NE
Civil Parish BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

North Gate of Bury St Edmunds, site of.
A will of 1493 mentions 'a coffer and chair were provided fro the hermit at north gate' (S3)(R1).
Several of the gates of Bury were sketched by Thomas Martin, FSA, about 1750 (S3).
Shown on Thomas Warren's 1776 map of Bury (S1) and on Downings map of 1740 (S2).
1993: Footings observed in sewer pipe. Details in (S3).
March 1996: Location amended after (S3).

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: report & drawing, copy (S2)(S3).
  • <R1> Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Tymm's, 'Bury Wills', 82 & 250.
  • <S1> (No record type): EAA, 1, 1975, 53, fig 30 (copy of Warren's map).
  • <M2> (No record type): Excavation archive:.
  • <S2> (No record type): Downing A, A new and accurate plan of the Ancient Borough of Bury St Edmunds, 1740.
  • <S3> (No record type): SAU, Tester A, PSIA, 38, 1994, 211-212, ill.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Newspaper Article. Bury Post, 'Random Roamings - Last Relic of the Borough Walls', 12 October 1928, 3.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Apr 18 1996 12:00AM

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