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Church of St Mary and Attached Wall and Railings

A Grade I Listed Building in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

  • St Mary: from the south-west, c.1424-1445

  • St Mary: porch bequeathed by John Nottyngham, 1437

  • St Mary: nave with long 10 bay arcade

  • c15 hammerbeam roof with pairs of angels alternating with arch braced trusses

  • St Mary: Margaret of Anjou holding crown

  • St Mary: cadaver tomb of John Baret, 1467; merchant & abbey official

  • St Mary: site of tomb of Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, briefly Queen of France, then married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk; buried at Abbey but re-interned at Dissolution

  • St Mary: site of tomb of Mary (Rose) Tudor

  • stretch of precinct wall adjoining to north

  • St Mary, nave, looking W

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Entry Name: Church of St Mary and Attached Wall and Railings

Listing Date: 7 August 1952

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1342765

English Heritage Legacy ID: 466792

ID on this website: 101342765

Location: St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, IP33

County: Suffolk

District: West Suffolk

Civil Parish: Bury St Edmunds

Built-Up Area: Bury St Edmunds

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Bury St Edmunds St Mary

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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