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St Edmundsbury Cathedral Ancient Library Tour

Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS

  • Multiple dates available
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Come and learn more about our Ancient Library and the books in the Cathedral’s collection.

Photo credit: Catherine Rayson, Marketing Manager

Photo credit: Catherine Rayson, Marketing Manager

We would like to invite you to a 30-minute session in our Ancient Library where you will be able to see some of the books in our collection and learn a little more about them with our Library Guides. The Ancient Library was founded by Dr Miles Mosse in 1595 as a resource for clergy training. There are over 550 books in the Library, mainly printed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The Library is in a room above the north-west porch, which was designed by Stephen Dykes Bower in 1960, the architect who oversaw the extension of the Cathedral in the twentieth century.

Timings & Tours

Friday 06 September:
1400, 1430, 1500, 1530, 1600 & 1630
Saturday 07 September:
1000, 1030, 1100, 1130 & 1200
Friday 13 September:
1400, 1430, 1500, 1530, 1600 & 1630
Saturday 14 September:
1000, 1030, 1100, 1130 & 1200

Location & directions

Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS

Directions:
The Ancient Library is located just inside the main porch of the Cathedral. Enter via the main door from Angel Hill. Stewards will meet visitors in the porch.
Contact on day:
Duty Verger: 01284 748729
Telephone number:
+447498323720

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Please book your free ticket online via the Cathedral website. This is due to the restricted numbers which can attend at each time.
Booking contact name:
Sarah Friswell
Booking telephone number:
+441284748730
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking website:
https://stedscathedral.org/whats-on
Booking opens:
01 Jul 2024 12:00 AM
Booking closes:
14 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

Unfortunately, the Ancient Library is accessed up a small spiral staircase and is therefore not accessible to those in wheelchairs, or with prams/pushchairs. Dogs welcome on the Cathedral site but not in the Ancient Library.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:
10
Est. tour duration:
0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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