This Grade II house sits within the heart of Bury St Edmunds and is one of the few historic residential buildings within this area, which has been predominantly service areas for commercial and retail .
The building sits within the Bury St Edmunds Town Centre Conservation Area. It has a core and significant historical fabric and plan form dating from the late 15th Century.
The building was changed significantly in the late 16th or early 17th Century when the attic was converted, and stair-cases and chimney stacks were added and much of this fabric survives. In the late 18th or early 19th Centuries there was further remodelling and the first floor layout still survives from this period.
There were other changes from the late 19th/ early 20th Centuries when changes were made in particular to the staircase from the ground to the first floor and a rear extension was rebuilt. Fabric of this period added little to the interest of the building and has no particular quality in itself. Finally there were even more fundamental changes effected in the 1970s when the building was converted to multiple occupancy. In terms of the building’s setting it is an important building in the conservation area and this is particularly as it is evidently the single remaining mediaeval structure in the heart of the street.
With thanks to Members and the Architectural Heritage Fund the Bury St Edmunds Town Trust undertook a complete restoration to a four bedroom, two sitting room house with a new contemporary kitchen/family room extension. The updating included solar panels to the roof of the new extension and a air source heat pump. The house attained a EPC of B reflecting the amount of insulation and sustainable materials added where possible and using no fossil fuels for heating and hot water a significant achievement for a Grade II house.
The House is currently rented.
Completed: 2023
