Think you know Bury St Edmunds? Well, we are about to test you with part two of our landmarks quiz.
Camille Berriman went for a town walkabout, looking up, down and around to take pictures of some of the town’s best known – and some more hidden – sights.
Do you know where these pictures were taken? Write down your answers and you’ll find the solutions at the bottom. If you missed it, see part one of the quiz here.
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
1. You might have driven past this landmark hundreds of times over the years, but have you ever seen the Grade I-listed feature from this angle?
Constructed using Barnack stone, building of this scheduled ancient monumernt started after the riots of 1327. What is this building known as?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
2. Now here’s another iconic Bury building, although this one was constructed in the 12th century.
This picture captures a different view of the landmark, but it should still be fairly easy to recognise.
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
3. This sight is a bit more up-to-date, having been installed in 1935 (and later Grade II-listed in 1998, when it was described as ‘individual and probably unique’).
It also has a distinctive name – but what is that name?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
4. Once a gleaming copper, then green and now its current burnished colour, this should be a familar sight to motorists driving into Bury’s historic grid – however only pedestrians will have seen it from this angle.
What is it and where was this picture taken?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
5. A hidden oasis in a town centre beauty spot, these water gardens were built to mark the first triennial commemoration of the grant of the Magna Carta and the Bury pageant of Magna Carta in 1959.
But where are they?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
6. This pseudo-Jacobean building was constructed in three stages starting in 1846, as a new bank for the trustees of the Bury Savings Bank.
But where is it? And for a bonus point – what is it now called?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
7. This is a slightly different view of a 200-year-old building on the west side of town.
It’s had a chequered past and was once used as a barrel store by Greene King… or have we given too much away there?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
8. This next building is not 200 years old. In fact it is just 14 years old, having opened to the public in late 2010.
Since then thousands of bums have been on seats here. What is this building called?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
9. The foundation stone for this landmark was laid in June 1861. The building has seen a range of uses over the years and even hosted performances by Slade and The Clash in the 1970s.
It’s now a pub run by a major national chain, but what is the pub called?
Where is this? Picture: Camille Berriman
10. We are taking it easy on you with our final visual test… or are we? After all, this is only easy if you know the answer.
These purpose-built assembly rooms were built in the early 18th centure as a place for townsfolk to play cards, read books and attend parties.
The building stands on Angel Hill. What is it called?
Answers
1. Abbey gate, Angel Hill2. Norman Tower, Angel Hill.3. Pillar of Salt, Angel Hill.4. Greene King copper kettle, corner of Westgate Street and Crown Street (outside the Beer Café).5. Magna Carta water gardens, Abbey Gardens.6. Savings Bank House, Crown Street.7. Theatre Royal, Westgate Street.8. The Apex, Charter Square.9. Corn Exchange, Abbeygate Street.10. The Athenaeum, Angel Hill.