Bury St Edmunds Abbey
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The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England, until its dissolution in 1539. It is in the town that grew up around it, Bury St Edmunds in the county of Su
The Norman Tower, a gateway and bell tower in front of the new cathedral tower
The Abbey ruins, Bury St Edmunds
View of churchyard and (L-R) Norman Tower, St James Church and SW Tower of Abbey, c. 1920
North transept of the Abbey
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
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St Edmundsbury Cathedral is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is the seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and is in Bury St Edmunds in Suf
Bury St Edmunds Abbey
…separate churches which were built within the abbey precinct survive, having always functioned as parish churches for the town. St James's Church, now St Edmundsbury Cathedral, was finished around 1135. St Mary's Church was first built around 1125, and then rebuilt in the Perpendicular style between 1425 and 1435. Abbey Gate…
Cathedral from the east
The choir, looking east towards the high altar
The two organ cases, in the north transept and north choir
The nave of Bury St Edmunds Cathedral, facing East