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54-58, Fore Street

A Grade II* Listed Building in Ipswich, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0536 / 52°3'13"N

Longitude: 1.1603 / 1°9'37"E

OS Eastings: 616771

OS Northings: 244186

OS Grid: TM167441

Mapcode National: GBR VP7.65L

Mapcode Global: VHLBT.2N71

Plus Code: 9F433536+F4

Entry Name: 54-58, Fore Street

Listing Date: 20 March 1975

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1236157

English Heritage Legacy ID: 427079

ID on this website: 101236157

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4

County: Suffolk

District: Ipswich

Electoral Ward/Division: Alexandra

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Ipswich

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Ipswich St Mary-le-Tower

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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Description


FORE STREET
1.
1260 (West Side)
Nos 54 to 58 (even)
TM 1644 SE 4/60

II*

2.
Early C19 brick front to older building. Three storeys, three window range of double hung
sashes with glazing bars in plain reveals. The outer windows are three light. Brick band
between first and second storeys. Ground storey has late C19 shop front under cornice. Flat
pitched slate roof. Interior has enriched plaster ceilings on first floor (compare Three
Cups Hotel, Harwich). Decorated in one case as a compartmented ceiling with plaster
enrichment on the beads of foliage trails and the sections with shaped angular panels round a
central square with central boss; and with flower bunches in the shaped panels. The other
ceiling has an oval central panel with Tudor rose centre and fleur-de-lys. The ceilings are
probably late C16 or early C17.


Listing NGR: TM1676444184

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