Monument record BSE 139 - Town Defences: W section (Med)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8519 6444 (50m by 50m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SE |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Assumed line of town defences (wall, bank(?) & ditch?) between Risbygate (BSE 067) and Westgate (BSE 066) after Downing's & Warren's maps (S1)(S2). A property line on the 1886 OS 1:500 map (S3) appears to correlate with that shown on the C18 maps although it is not clear whether this represents the front (as suggested by Downing's map) or the rear (as suggested on Warren's map) of the mapped buildings. A bank probably existed to the E of the (wall? ) line and a ditch to the W.
Documentary evidence records that Abbot Anselm (1121-1148) built stone walls around the town and the abbey precinct (S4).
For details of the Sax (origin?) ditch see Sax.
For details of Med wall see BSE 136 and for later wall see PMed.
For continuation to N see BSE 136 & to S see BSE 140.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <R1> SSF10693 (No record type): Malmesbury, W. of. Malmesbury W, Gesta Pontificum Anglorum, 155.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1)(S2).
- <S1> SSF5360 (No record type): Downing A, A new and accurate plan of the Ancient Borough of Bury St Edmunds, 1740.
- <S2> SSF22859 (No record type): Warren T, map, A Survey of the Ancient Borough of Bury St Edmunds, 1747.
- <S3> SSF12805 (No record type): OS, 1:500 map, 1886.
- <S4> SSF54233 Bibliographic reference: Margaret Statham. 1996. The Book of Bury St Edmunds. 2nd ed. p13.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 4 2012 3:47PM