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Captions for Bury St Edmunds Abbey Churchyard
27 images found.
Title
Abbey Churchyard
Date:
c 1870
Caption:
The trees in this avenue leading from Honey Hill to the Norman Tower were planted in the 18th century. The railings around part of the churchyard, to the south of St James' church, and which are shown in the 1886 O.S. map have not been erected. It is possible that K505/0089 and K505/0667 were also taken on the same day.
Title
Churchyard
Date:
c1870
Caption:
This image is taken further to the east and includes the ruins of the Charnel Chapel to the right.
Title
Churchyard avenue of trees
Date:
1870s
Caption:
Tree-lined avenue to the Norman Tower
Title
Churchyard
Date:
c1870
Caption:
This image shows the chancel of 1869. See 0581
Title
Churchyard
Date:
nd
Caption:
The Bourne family tombs are the oldest surviving in the Great Churchyard. Edward Bourne, whose tomb is on the right, held many public offices during his lifetime. He served as Alderman, equivalent to the Mayor nowadays, 1633-1634. On his death in 1637, he left land to provide almshouses, clothing for the poor, and apprenticing children.
Title
Churchyard
Date:
nd
Caption:
View of St James' Church and Norman Tower
Title
Churchyard
Date:
c1950
Caption:
View of the churchyard showing St James' Church. The rails were removed from the graves in World War 11 and the gravestones in 1958/9. Cars are parked between the Norman Tower and Tower House.
Title
Churchyard
Date:
before 1867
Caption:
This image shows the rear of 3-8 Crown Street. The nearer range of buildings were demolished and replaced by the present red brick buildings by June 1867. See K505/ 1735 and 1214.
Title
Churchyard Norman Tower
Date:
c1870
Caption:
The Norman Tower was built by Abbot Anselm [1121-48] as the gateway linking the town to the Abbey church. It was restored 1846-7 by L.N. Cottingham, who also designed the Savings Bank House to the left in 1846. The tower now serves as the belfry of St James's Church , which became the cathedral of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in 1914.
Title
Churchyard Norman Tower
Date:
c1870
Caption:
The tree lined avenue through the churchyard leading to the Norman Tower and behind it to the right is St James' Cathedral Church.
Title
Churchyard Norman Tower
Date:
c1870
Caption:
The trees in this avenue were planted in the 18th century.
Title
Churchyard Norman Tower
Date:
1956
Caption:
View of the Norman Tower from the east. The gravestones, except for the box-tombs, were removed c1975
Title
Churchyard Samson's Tower
Date:
c1865
Caption:
The earliest image of this view which includes the Norman Tower, St James' Church and Samson's Tower in the foreground. The nave of St James' was given the gabled roof in 1864, Samson's Tower was converted into the Will Office, with new 'Norman' windows, and the avenue of trees planted in 1863.
Title
Churchyard Samson's Tower
Date:
c1875
Caption:
The trees in the avenue have almost doubled in height since K505/23 was taken.
Title
Churchyard Samson's Tower
Date:
c 1880
Caption:
Samson's Tower and adjoining buildings were altered to form the Bury St Edmunds Probate Registry in 1863
Title
Churchyard Samson's Tower
Date:
c1880
Caption:
In 1863 the tower and adjoining sections of the west front were converted into the Public Registry or Wills Office for the Bury St Edmunds District. The architect William Rednall replaced the conical thatched roof [see K505/ 3624] with one of tiles. He also inserted 'Norman' style circular and round-headed windows in the Victorian Romanesque style.
Title
Churchyard Samson's Tower
Date:
c 1880
Caption:
Showing the Norman Tower and St James' Church. see 1760
Title
Churchyard Tower House
Date:
c1900
Caption:
Tower House, facing the Churchyard, was built by Thomas Farrow in the 1850s reflecting L N Cottingham's design of 1845/6 for the Savings Bank House. The latter is the building shown parallel to the Norman Tower with canopied entrance facing down Crown Street.
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
1860s
Caption:
Samson's Tower is the base of the southern corner of the west front of the abbey. In the 18th century the building was used as stables for the Six Bells Inn [ now the Masonic Lodge] in Churchgate Street, and subsequently as a dye-works. Most of the grave stones were removed from this part of the Great Churchyard in 1958/9. The ladies' dresses suggest a date in the 1860s.
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
c1900
Caption:
Shows the ruined west front of the great Abbey Church.
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
nd
Caption:
West Front of the Abbey church. See k505/1760
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
late 1860s
Caption:
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
1870s
Caption:
The area has been planted with shrubs, but not yet fenced in.
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
nd
Caption:
The image was taken from the Norman Tower. The west front of the Abbey was begun by Abbot Anselm (1120-41) and completed by Abbot Sampson (1182-1211). The three central entrance arches were flanked by chapels, with an octagonal tower and spire at each end. The west front was 246 feet across, making it the widest in Britain.
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
1870s
Caption:
The area has been planted with shrubs, but not yet fenced in.
Title
Churchyard West Front
Date:
1906
Caption:
This image was taken for the 1906 'Guide to Bury'.
Title
Churchyard Clopton's Asylum,
Date:
c1900
Caption:
Almshouse built in late 1730/1740s following charitable foundation established by the will of Poley Clopton who died October 1730. The building was sold in 1898 and became a residence for the incumbent of St James' Church, now the Cathedral.
