Monument record IPS 284 - Post Medieval gas works, Patterson Road, Ipswich.

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Summary

Ipswich town gas works, built 1820.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 170 437 (196m by 305m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Ipswich town gas works, built 1820 (S1-S4).

1844 Tithe map and apportionment illustrates gas works slightly further north at TM170438. Tithe apportionment states: Owner: Commissioners of the Doc, Occupier: Gas Company, Description: Gas works (S5).

2002: Three features were identified during archaeological monitoring associated with the gasworks. These consisted of four substantial timbers in a line and a further group of timbers in two parallel line, 2.5m apart running for 26m. Within the eastern edge of the development area , two concentric red brick walls forming a circle with a maximum diameter of approximately 30m and spaced 1m apart with the gap being filled with packed clay (S3).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Unpublished document: Sommers M. 2002. Post Medieval gas works, Patterson Road, Ipswich..
  • <S1> Unpublished document: Jones, J.. 1990. Suff Indust Archaeol Soc, Jones J, letter to Pendleton C, 16th April 1990.
  • <S2> Source Unchecked: ?Kelly's directory. ?Kelly's directory.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Sommer, M.. 2004. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING REPORT Site Remediation Works at ORWELL TERMINAL, IPSWICH.
  • <S5> Map: 1844. Tithe Map and Apportionment, St Clements, IRO P461 FDA146.

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Record last edited

Mar 22 2023 1:56PM

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