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Bury St Edmunds Guildhall

Bury St Edmunds Guildhall is an 800-year-old medieval heritage site in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, with a private walled garden.

Bury St Edmunds Guildhall

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Bury St Edmunds Guildhall

Sitting on Guildhall Street in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, this medieval guildhall spans more than eight centuries of local history and opens its doors for public events as well as private hire. The building holds a panelled Courtroom, a Georgian Banqueting Hall, and the only surviving WWII Royal Observer Corps operations room in the area. A social history archive, the Tell Us Archive, documents local stories and oral histories connected to the site.

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WWII Royal Observer Corps Operations Room Open Days
25 Oct
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WWII Royal Observer Corps Operations Room Open Days

Bury St Edmunds Guildhall25 Oct· 11am–3pmBury St Edmunds

The Guildhall holds the only surviving Second World War Operations Room of the Royal Observer Corps, the local observers known as the eyes and ears of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Kept secret for more than 80 years and now declassified, the Ops Room opens on special days through the year,…

WWII Royal Observer Corps Operations Room Open Days
15 Nov
Heritage Sites

WWII Royal Observer Corps Operations Room Open Days

Bury St Edmunds Guildhall15 Nov· 11am–3pmBury St Edmunds

The Guildhall holds the only surviving Second World War Operations Room of the Royal Observer Corps, the local observers known as the eyes and ears of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Kept secret for more than 80 years and now declassified, the Ops Room opens on special days through the year,…

Remembrance Day Talk: The Great War by Paul Hunt
15 Nov
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Remembrance Day Talk: The Great War by Paul Hunt

Bury St Edmunds Guildhall15 Nov· 11:15amBury St Edmunds

Military historian Paul Hunt marks Remembrance Day with the story of the Great War, told through accounts of its battles and the personal stories of the men who fought, alongside genuine artefacts and personal items from those who witnessed it. Among them is Norfolk's James Nourse, whose bravery at…

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