King Street, Ipswich is a street in central Ipswich.
King Street, Ipswich is a street in central Ipswich.
The name "King Street" has been used for several streets in Ipswich. It appears in John Speed's 1610 map. [1] In Joseph Pennington's map of 1778, the street leading down from Cornhill to the corner of the Corn Exchange was labelled King Street, whereas the road from the Arcade to the same corner – now known as King Street was called "Little King Street". According to White's 1867 map of Ipswich, the road is still labelled "Little King Street". [2] However following the building of Ipswich Town Hall in 1868, Ipswich Corporation bought the former public houses, the King's Head and the Sickle, and proceed to build the Corn Exchange which opened in 1882. [3] The Mutual building on the corner with Princes Street was originally Parr's Bank and is a Grade II listed building. [4]
King Street is part of Ipswich Borough Council's Central Conservation Area. [5] Their aerial appraisal highlights the Corn Exchange, the Swan Public House and the Arcade Street Arch. [5] In 1972 the Corn Exchange was converted into an entertainment facility. [5] The King Street Cinema, the only independent cinema in Ipswich is located here. It provides two screens in the Corn Exchange, Ipswich, and screens independent and world cinema films which fall outside mainstream cinema. [6]
Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as 109 miles (175 km) from London via the A145 and A12 roads, 98 miles (158 km) north-east of London as the crow flies, 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Norwich and 33 miles (53 km) north-northeast of the county town of Ipswich. Nearby towns include Lowestoft to the east and Great Yarmouth to the north-east. The town lies on the River Waveney on the edge of The Broads National Park.
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Brightwen Binyon, FRIBA, was a British architect.
The Ipswich Docks, Ipswich wet dock and the wet dock, are a series of docks in Port of Ipswich located at a bend of the River Orwell which has been used for trade since at least the 8th Century. A wet dock was constructed in 1842 which was 'the biggest enclosed dock in the United Kingdom' at the time. A major regeneration of the area has taken place since 1999.
Ipswich Town Hall is a municipal building in Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
Bellamy and Hardy was an architectural practice in Lincoln, England, that specialised particularly in the design of public buildings and non-conformist chapels. Pearson Bellamy had established his own architectural practice by 1845 and he entered into a partnership with James Spence Hardy in June 1853. Both partners had previously worked for the Lincoln architect William Adams Nicholson. Hardy was described as "Chief Clerk" to Nicholson. Hardy joined Pearson Bellamy immediately after the sudden death of Nicholson. As all known architectural drawings by the practice are signed Pearson Bellamy, it is likely that Bellamy was the architect and Hardy was the administrator in the practice. The partnership lasted until 1887 After this Bellamy continued to practice until 1896.
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Ipswich and Suffolk Freehold Land Society (FLS) was founded in 1849 as part of the "forty-shilling freeholders movement" which developed across England. Its aim was to enable "the ordinary man" to obtain sufficient property to meet the requirements needed to gain the vote. The movement had been started by James Taylor of Birmingham. On Saturday 1 December 1849 the first meeting of the society was advertised in the Suffolk Chronicle. Richard Dykes Alexander, the head of the Alexander banking family, was the first president.
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in King Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The structure, which is currently used as a public events venue, is Grade II listed building.
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