Key Words :- granary

Address :- Quay Street, Sudbury, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 87224 40821
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.034182 , Long 0.72804
Local Authority :- Babergh District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1051963,
Site Dates :- 1791 -

Description and History of Site:-
Built in 1791 as the principal warehouse for The River Stour Navigation Company.

PSN on date plaque refers to Proprietors of the River Stour Navigation.

The company went into liquidation in 1913, and the building was used as a store for bulldozers and cement mixers until 1977, when it was purchased by Sudbury Dramatic Society for £15,000.

The Quay Theatre opened in 1981.

Further Reading and References:-
Alderton, David and Booker, John. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia'. Batsford, 1980

https://quaysudbury.com/the-history-of-the-quay-theatre/

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