2022

TL8563 : North West window, St Mary's church, Bury St Edmunds

taken 2 years ago, near to Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk, England

North West window, St Mary's church, Bury St Edmunds
North West window, St Mary's church, Bury St Edmunds
Upper part of window, as the rest is obscured. Nativity scenes by Ward & Hughes 1868.
Church of St Mary, Bury St Edmunds

The Church of St Mary, Bury St Edmunds was originally part of the abbey complex, along with St James (now the cathedral) and St Margaret's (now demolished) - but all these three were dwarfed by the Abbey Church which is now in ruins.
Its original dedication was "The church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary", but it is now universally known as "St Mary's".
It has the largest west window of any parish church in Britain and the second longest nave (after Christchurch Priory). It also contains the grave of a Queen of France - see TL8563 : Bury St Edmunds - St Mary's - Mary Tudor, Queen of France for more details.
It dates from the C14th & 15th though on an earlier site as far back as the C7th century, founded by King Sigeberht. The current building is in the Perpendicular style. This third and final period of Gothic architecture features numerous large windows allowing a lot of light into the interior.
On our visit we were met by a very informative and friendly guide who made us aware of its most interesting features.

Unsurprisingly it is Grade I listed: LinkExternal link

Local visitor information: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Religious sites Place: Bury St Edmunds Primary Subject: Window Church: St Mary other tags: Stained Glass Window Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TL8563, 655 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 September, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 23 September, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 8562 6395 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:14.5457N 0:43.0382E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 8562 6394
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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