A Neat and Beautiful Theatre

Moyse’s Hall Museum is proud to present ‘A Neat and Beautiful Theatre’: the Story of Bury St Edmund Market Cross, book launch and talk.

Bury’s Market Cross is probably the town’s finest post-medieval building, but its story is longer and more surprising. In the middle ages it was a cross for preaching and trading, it then became Bury’s first corn exchange and playhouse, and was later remodelled as an elegant Georgian theatre by Robert Adam. Later still it became a Victorian concert room, graced by many celebrities, a town hall, art gallery and much more. This illustrated talk, on the 250th anniversary of Adam’s commission, will tell the story of the market cross, and of the personalities and events that made it a centre of social and municipal life in Bury.

Adrian Tindall is a Green Badge Tour Guide and Chair of the Bury St Edmunds Association of Registered Tour Guides. He was a professional archaeologist for over forty years, and county archaeologist for Hereford and Worcester, Cheshire and Cambridgeshire. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Trustee of West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village.

Times: Doors 6:30pm -Talk and Q&A: 7pm – 8:30pm
Tickets: £8
Booking:Advance booking only - use the ‘Book now’ buttons or call The Apex Box Office on 01284 758000
Venue: Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds

This event is promoted by West Suffolk Heritage.