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The abbey was largely destroyed during the 16th century with the dissolution of the monasteries but Bury remained a prosperous town throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. As would be expected of a town in such a rural area, Bury fell into relative decline with the onset of the industrial revolution and accordingly remains an attractive market town.

Next to the abbey is the cathedral, created only relatively recently in 1913. It was extended with a new eastern end in the 1960s, and, as of 2004, a new cathedral tower is still under construction. This makes St Edmundsbury the only unfinished cathedral in the UK, and one of only a handful of gothic-style cathedrals still being built worldwide. The tower is being constructed using original fabrication techniques. Six highly skilled masons cut and place every stone individually.

For a later important service at the new cathedral in the 1960s Benjamin BrittenEdward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten ( November 22, 1913 December 4, 1976) was a British composer and pianist. Life He was born in Lowestoft in Suffolk, the son of a dentist and a talented amateur musician. He began composing prolifically as a child, an wrote his Fanfare for St EdmundsburyThe Fanfare for St Edmundsbury is a piece of music written by the British composer Benjamin Britten for a "Pageant of Magna Carta" in the grounds of the young cathedral at Bury St Edmunds in 1959. Technical The fanfare is scored for three trumpets. The pa, a work for three trumpetThe trumpet is a brass instrument. It is the highest in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. A person who plays the trumpet is sometimes called a trumpeter but more often a trumpet player. The trumpet is made of brass which is now well-known.

The abbey gardens had an InternetThis article is about the Internet the extensive, worldwide computer network available to the public. An internet is a more general term for a set of interconnected computer networks that are connected by internetworking''. WWW information network structu bench installed in the late 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn, which allowed anyone to plug in a portable computing device and connect to the Internet. It was the first bench of its kind, though within the first week of it being there, two teenagers discovered a flaw - that one could also make free telephone calls from the bench. They contacted Bill GatesWilliam Henry Gates III KBE, (born October 28, 1955), commonly known as Bill Gates is the co-founder and current Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft. According to Forbes magazine in 2004, Gates is the wealthiest person in the world, a posit in person to tell him about this problem!

The town has a small Theatre RoyalNumerous theatres, especially in the UK, have been named Theatre Royal the name was once an indication that the theatre had a Royal Patent without which theatrical performances were illegal. They include: Theatre Royal, Dublin Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in which is a vital part of the town's cultural identity.

Britain's smallest public houseA public house usually known as a pub is a drinking establishment found mainly in Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by an English cultural heritage. A pub which offers accommodation may be called an inn or hostelry., The Nutshell, is just off the town marketplace.

The Greene King brewery is to be found in Bury. Greene King produce the fine and universally acclaimed "IPA", standing for india pale ale. Originally brewed for ex-pats in India, legend has is that a boat transporting it, spilled its load on the Suffolk coast line. The locals found it so delicious that they demanded it be made available at home. A strange blend between lager and bitter, any true sufol lad loves it. Green King also brew the slightly stronger Abbot Ale for those with a taste for someting stronger.

Bury St Edmunds boasts Britain's first internally illuminated street sign, the pillar of salt. When built it had to be granted special permission because it did not conform to regulations.

The rock bands Miss Black America and The Dawn Parade are from Bury.