Building record IPS 2128 - Wet Cornhill, Ipswich

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Summary

Timber-framed building survey of Ipswich

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1619 4463 (46m by 64m)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

No. 8: A small timber-framed and plastered building probably C17, with a C18 or early C19 front with a parapet and cornice. 2 storeys and attics. 1 window range, 3-light double-hung sashes without glazing bars, in a flush cased frame. Roof tiled, with one flat headed dormer. A wing extends at the rear. Included for group value.
Nos 7, 8, 13 & 15, Golden Lion Hotel, Town Hall & Post Office form a group.

Golden Lion: Probably a C18 timber-framed and plastered building, with a painted brick ground storey. It was altered later in the C19 when the 2nd storey was added and 2 extensions, each of 1 window range were added on the south end. 3 storeys. The original front has 4 window range, double hung sashes with glazing bars in flush cased frames. A stucco cornice runs between the 1st and 2nd storeys and a brick band runs between the ground and 1st storeys. The doorway has a wood Doric doorcase with fluted pilasters and fluted columns in antis, a triglyph frieze and a cornice. Roofs slate. A wing extends at the rear.
Nos 7, 8, 13 & 15 Golden Lion Hotel, Town Hall & Post Office form a group.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Graphic material: SCCAS. ?. Timber-framed building survey of Ipswich - 8 Cornhill, Ipswich.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Historic England. The National Heritage List for England.

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Record last edited

Mar 8 2021 12:31PM

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