Bungay - Heritage Open Days

Part of Heritage Open Days

The Building of Bungay - 13, 14 & 20 September

The displays will be shown in the Town Hall, incorporating the museum, council chamber and connecting buildings. There will be 'hands on' exhibits showing brick making and early building materials.

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/the-building-of-bungay.html

Bungay's myths and their influence on architecture - 13 September

Go to any ancient building in Bungay and there will be interesting, exciting, and romantic stories presented to the visitor. They are commonly believed and widely repeated – but are they really true? These stories include those of secret passages linking ancient buildings, spiral staircases in castles giving advantage to right-handed defenders, ship timbers used in the construction of buildings on land, blocked doors in churches which are thought to keep the Devil out and claims to be the oldest pub in the region. James will explain the development of such myths and investigate the underlying truths behind them. Sometimes the realities hiding behind the stories are even more interesting, romantic, and exciting than the myth itself…

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/bungay-s-myths-and-their-influence-on-architecture-2025.html

The Ups and Downs of Bungay's Architecture - 13 & 14 September

Bungay has a rich selection of roofs and hidden cellars. Visual displays will be used for this event. A competition to search the town for the roofs on display with the winner completing an anagram of letters associated with the roofs. On display will be a chance to build an arch build a wall.

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/the-ups-and-downs-of-bungay-s-architecture-1-2025.html