The Abbey of St Edmund, Reborn
Connecting a fragmented site, a unified concept
Engaging new and existing audiences with the heritage of the site | |
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Shire Hall car park, biodiversity and access
River Lark & Linnett, biodiversity net gain
Gt. Churchyard, biodiversity net gain
Rivers Lark & Linnett
Conserving Abbey ruins
Norman Tower access improvements
St Marys Church, path resurfacing
New and improved paths between Cathedral and Abbey Garden
Cathedral Quire ramp
Cathedral South door ramp
New paths through the Abbey ruins
Visitor Centre and Garth landscape
Entrance from Angel Hill
Abbey Gate
Cathedral Garth and unstable Anselm building
Archaeology Structural issues
New West Cloister Clipsham Line Stone
Multi-purpose landscape, retaining the Edmund Rose
Re-purposed Angel Hill buildings
‘Edmund Blue’
Retained Anselm Building and new single-story extension
Suffolk White Buff
Visitor Centre and West Cloister
Visitor Centre
Edmund’s Abbey
Edmund’s Land
Sacred Bones
Medieval Mind
Edmund’s People
After Edmund
Edmund’s Town
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The Abbey of St Edmund Heritage Partnership
Other Delivery Partners
Community Engagement
47 coordinated activities
28 local youth groups 30 local charities
National significance | Emotional & physical experience | Supports wellbeing and reflection | Sustainable cultural tourism and local economic activity | Generational curiosity, creativity and imagination |
Once one of Europe's greatest monasteries | Guided tours, interpretation and sensory storytelling | Community pride and belonging | Encourages community participation and partnership working | East Anglia’s importance in shaping English history |
Themed around St Edmund and pilgrimage | Meaningful cultural tourism and identification | Contemplative experiences in historic green-space | Driver for education civic benefits | Bury St Edmunds as a centre for cultural storytelling and innovation |
Project delivery programme.