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Fore Street, Ipswich

Coordinates: 52°3′11.45″N 1°9′41.75″E / 52.0531806°N 1.1615972°E / 52.0531806; 1.1615972
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46-52 Fore Street

Fore Street, Ipswich has been a prominent street in Ipswich, Suffolk since the fifteenth century.[1]

History

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Fore Street, detail from map by John Speed, 1610

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 Isaac Lord is the only surviving complete example of such architecture.[1]

Historic images

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Notable People

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References

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  1. ^ a b Norman, John (2017). "Ipswich Icons: The history of the former Neptune Inn in Fore Street, Ipswich". No. 23 July 2017. Ipswich Star.
  2. ^ a b "Visser, Cor". suffolkartists.co.uk. Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

52°3′11.45″N 1°9′41.75″E / 52.0531806°N 1.1615972°E / 52.0531806; 1.1615972