Fore Street, Ipswich Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. News: Norman . John . Ipswich Icons: The history of the former Neptune Inn in Fore Street, Ipswich . 23 July 2017 . Ipswich Star . 2017 . en.
2. Web site: Visser, Cor . suffolkartists.co.uk . Suffolk Artists . 21 July 2019.