Author: Statham, Margaret
Title: The Book of Bury St. Edmunds
Description: Baron Birch for Quotes Ltd, Whittlebury, Northants, 1996. Revised Edition, Hardcover (Pictorial Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 9780860235163 b/w. map end-papers. Frontis. illustration, titles, contents list, foreword & introduction to front. Early man settled the Lark valley, but no Romans settled where King Sigeberht founded his monastery c630. Three centuries later King Edmund gave land round his namesake saint's shrine, thus founding the Royal town of Bedricesworth. Two Abbots built on the Crown's foundation - physician Baldwin and Abbot Anselm. In the 12th century, the town plan was fixed, and then, in 1608, fire destroyed the mediaeval centre. The saint was himself king of the East Angles, his martyrdom in 869 at Hellesdon, possibly in Bradfield St. Clare. In the 10th century the saint's remains came to Bedricesworth - and the town's future name with them. The Abbey church dominated the town - it was larger than today's cathedral - and the Abbot ruled the townsfolk until the dissolution. The Sacrist was parson to both the town's churches; St. James's became the Cathedral. Despite, or perhaps because of the long monastic rule, nonconformity flourished. Under the Abbey, the town had privileges, but not much power; riots and civil dispute plagued local relations, until the Guildhall Feoffment Trust was formed - anticipating the Corporation of 1606. Names echo down the centuries - charitable Thomas Bereve, Dr. Poley Clopton, the miserly Fennells, murderer William Corder and Gaoler John Orridge. Market and fair brought work and wealth, and cloth-making centuries of stability; poverty followed its decline, but brewing and sugar production reflect the continuing importance of agriculture. Tavern and theatre prospered, and choir and King's minstrels led to 'town musick' and 18th century oratorios. Turnpikes and railways, technology and trade brought Victorian values' and improvements. Since the last war, the town has expanded mightily - industry has joined the still-flourishing cattle market, and new estates have mushroomed. Traffic, 20th century 'design' and incomers have changed the town for ever. Bury St Edmunds faces a prosperous future with a vulnerable past, a town recorded for the first time in one book. The Book of Bury St. Edmunds is long overdue. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 146 pages. White titles spine & front. illustrated by b/w. photo's. maps & drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Topography; Suffolk; East Anglia; England; History. ISBN: 0860235165. ISBN/EAN: 9780860235163. Inventory No: 5160.

Keywords: BZDB227 Genealogy & Local History/History/Suffolk/Bury St. Edmunds/East Anglia/Topography Genealogy & Local History; Topography; Suffolk; East Anglia; England; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0860235165 EAN: 9780860235163 Margaret Statham The Book of Bury St.


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