Monument record BSE 174 - Norman Tower; St James Gate Tower

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Summary

Scheduled Monument - NormanTower. Entrance leading to W Front of Abbey Church of Bury St Edmunds (see BSE 010) and churchyard.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 85572 64076 (20m by 21m)
Map sheet	TL86SE
Civil Parish	BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

GATEHOUSE (12th century to Unknown - 1121 AD)

Full Description

Norman Tower. Entrance leading to W Front of Abbey Church of Bury St Edmunds (see BSE 010) and churchyard. Built circa AD 1121-46. Scheduled pre 1930? Now Guardianship Ancient Monument. Used as Bell Tower for adjoining church (cathedral) of St James with 10 bells dated 1785 - the oldest complete ring of 10 in the country to have been cast together (S1)(S3). Considerably restored 1846-7. For discussion see (R1).
1973: Excavations by DOE - details in (S2)(R2).

Sources/Archives (8)

<M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S3).
<S1> SSF50080 Unpublished document: English Heritage. EH, Scheduling information.
<R1> SSF50094 Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Whittingham A B, official Handbook (of Abbey?), HMSO, 1971.
<M2> SSF50016 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Ancient Monument file. (S1).
<S2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Drewett P & Stuart I (DOE), 'Excav in the Norman Gate Tower, BSE Abbey', PSIA,33 (3),1976 241-2. ill.
<R2> SSF50076 Source Unchecked: Bury St Edmunds Moyses Hall. BSEMH, notes from excavations.
<S3> SSF50094 Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Stannard P V, A Short History of the Norman Tower, Bury St Edmunds and its Bells, 1995.
<S4> SSF50106 Photograph: Air Photographs. NAU, TL 856 641, JDF 11-13, 1 July 1996.

Finds (5)

FSF25608: POTTERY THETFORD (IPS: Early Late Saxon to 12th century - 850 AD to 1100 AD)
FSF25609: POTTERY (14th century to 19th century - 1350 AD to 1899 AD)
FSF25610: WINDOW GLASS (14th century to 15th century - 1301 AD to 1499 AD)
FSF25611: COIN (18th century to Unknown - 1719 AD)
FSF25612: TOKEN (15th century to 16th century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Ancient Monument 35556: BURY ST EDMUND'S ABBEY

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavation - DEO (Drewett PL) & Stuart I W (Ref: ) (ESF18198)

Record last edited

Mar 9 2012 5:13PM