COMPLETED PROJECTS
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Projects Completed by the Bury St Edmunds Town Trust
26 & 28 MUSTOW STREET
Pair of cottages bought from St Edmundsbury Borough Council for £25,000, with payment on completion of sale. Completed: 1981. Architect: Hugh Thomas.
79 RAINGATE STREET
Formerly the Coach and Horses public house and connected to 4 Honey Hill. Extensively renovated by the Trust. Successive centuries of repair were uncovered and what appeared to be a typical mid-Victorian building was found to date back to the 15th century. Completed: 1988. Architect: Martin Whitworth.
4 HONEY HILL
Connected to 79 Raingate Street and renovated contemporaneously. Completed: 1988. Architect: Martin Whitworth.
UNITARIAN MEETING HOUSE
In co-operation with the Trustees of the Unitarian Church, the Bury Society, the Borough Council and English Heritage, the Meeting House was restored in 1991. The Trust gave a substantial donation toward this restoration, which unlocked a promised grant from the local authority, and set up a management company as a separate charity. Completed: 1991.
3 & 3a HONEY HILL
Built on the location of St. Margaret’s Gate. This property was acquired on the open market from Suffolk County Council who were using it as offices. Restored and divided into two dwellings, as originally constructed in the 18th century. Completed: 1991. Architect: Max Milburn.
98a, 99 & 100 RISBYGATE STREET
Formerly a motor cycle showroom with workshop to the rear. The premises had been given consent for demolition and office redevelopment. The Trust purchased the property after a series of developers had defaulted, and constructed three self-contained shops with three flats above on the street elevation. In addition, four new dwellings were constructed to the [...]
ELSEY’S MALTINGS
This property, now called The Maltings, was bought by the Borough Council who were unable to find anyone to take over the derelict site. A feasibility study for Age Concern indicated a cost of £2.5m for conversion to a Day Centre. The Trust suggested a lower cost scheme but, although a Heritage Lottery grant of [...]
BLANCHARD PLANTER
In 2010 the Trust, in collaboration with the Bury Society and the Borough Council, assisted with the repairs to the Grade II Listed terra cotta Blanchard planter (1874) in St Mary’s Square. Completed: 2010.
6 ANGEL HILL
A dilapidated late 17th century, Grade II* listed property with fine staircases and panelled rooms. It was acquired from the Borough Council, the ground floor having been let as the Tourist information Centre. Repairs were carried out by the Trust when it acquired the building. The property was returned to a single dwelling and the restoration [...]