Photo story: History makers

Members of the Chapter and staff of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and representatives of English Heritage and West Suffolk Council, outside the ruins of St Edmund’s Abbey, last week. They were joined by three Vikings, King Edmund, and Wilf the Wolfhound. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £729,553 to a project, “The Abbey of St Edmund: A Millennium of History in West Suffolk”, a partnership between the cathedral, the council, and English Heritage. The project “goals to conserve and protect the ruins; construct a visitor centre, west cloister, and network of footpaths; and use digital technology to offer exciting interpretation for all ages and interests”, a press release said