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Captions for Bury St Edmunds Guildhall
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Guildhall, Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
pre 1887
Caption:
Exterior from the south, taken before the Constitutional Club was built in 1887. The Guildhall was built in the first half of the thirteenth century, but the coursed flint work of its walls on the north, west and south sides are now covered with early nineteenth century brick work. It was at first the home of the guild merchants, but, after this guild was suppressed in the litigation following the 1327 revolt, it subsequently became the home of the guild of the Purification of Our Lady, commonly known as the Candlemas guild..
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
c 1860
Caption:
Exterior, the porch. The straight edges in the masonry on the south side of the porch show that it has been enlarged. It was remodelled between 1481 and 1492 to provide safe storage space, in the upper room, for both the money arising from the charities which were administered by Candlemas guild and for the title deeds of the land with which these charities were endowed.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
c 1860
Caption:
Exterior, showing garden area to the north. Since the 16th century, if not earlier, there has been a chamber wing at the back of the Guildhall. It seems probable that the medieval arrangements of the space included an undercroft, which could have afforded storage space for large items, such as the pageants on which the medieval mystery plays were performed. A chapel may well also have been provided in the medieval Guildhall.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
pre 1887
Caption:
Exterior, from the north, showing the garden area to the north of the Guildhall on which the Constitutional Club was built in 1887. ô
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
post 1887
Caption:
Exterior from the south. After 1887, but probably early 20th century.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
nd
Caption:
Exterior, from the north in Guildhall Street.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
nd [mid 20th century]
Caption:
Interior of porch, showing the inner entrance arch, which dates, along with the walls from the first half of the thirteenth century.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
After 1877
Caption:
Interior, the south hall or banqueting room. From 1848 until the early years of the twentieth century, the Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk Library hired this room. This photograph was taken after 1877, when the Corporation began to use this room for their monthly meetings and bought the council table and chairs, which are shown in this image.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
Early 20th cent
Caption:
Interior of the north hall or court room. The room is arranged for a sitting of one of the borough courts, with the maces displayed on either side of the portrait of James I and the sword of state on the table in front of the bench. This photograph should be compared with K505/2186, which is an earlier view.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
nd
Caption:
Interior, north hall or court room. The room arranged for a court, with Alderman John Ridley Hooper, mayor, seated behind the bench. 1893-94 or, possibly, later.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
post 1887
Caption:
Interior, south hall or banqueting room. From 1848 until the early years of the twentieth century, the Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk Library hired this room. This photograph was taken after 1877, when the Corporation began to use this room for their monthly meetings and bought the council table and chairs which are shown in this image.
Title
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Date:
nd
Caption:
Interior, north hall or court room, possibly mid-nineteenth century. From the incorporation of the borough of Bury St Edmunds in 1606 until 1966, the Corporation met in the Guildhall, and the borough courts were held there.
