Fore Street, Ipswich
Fore Street, Ipswich has been a prominent street in Ipswich, Suffolk since the fifteenth century.[1]
History[]
In the fifteenth century Fore street was at the centre of the wool trade handling the exports from the wool towns of Hadleigh, Kersey and Lavenham. There were a number of extensive complexes of buildings between the street and the quay. However that of is the only surviving complete example of such architecture.[1]
Historic images[]
Angel Corner, Fore Street c. 1850 by Thomas Smythe
Notable People[]
- Thomas Eldred (1561–1624), mariner, lived at 97 Fore Street
- Edith Maud Cook, aviator born in 90 Fore Street, 1878.
- Cor Visser ran the Fore Street Gallery at 44 Fore Street from 1962 to 1982.[2]
- , was a local tattoo artist, skater, hero.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Norman, John (2017). "Ipswich Icons: The history of the former Neptune Inn in Fore Street, Ipswich". No. 23 July 2017. Ipswich Star.
- ^ a b "Visser, Cor". suffolkartists.co.uk. Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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Coordinates: 52°3′11.45″N 1°9′41.75″E / 52.0531806°N 1.1615972°E
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