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

Historic images

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]
  • Robo Zombie Thunders, was a local tattoo artist, skater, hero.[2]

References

  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.
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