Fore Street, Ipswich has been a prominent street in

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since the fifteenth century.

History

In the fifteenth century Fore street was at the centre of the

wool trade Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal wool. ...

handling the exports from the wool towns of Hadleigh, Kersey and

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. 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.

Historic images

Thomas Smythe Angel Corner, Ipswich.png, Angel Corner, Fore Street c. 1850 by

Thomas Smythe Sir Thomas Smythe (or Smith, c. 1558 – 4 September 1625) was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until envelo ...

Ye Olde Neptune Inne, Ipswich. Wellcome M0005715.jpg, Neptune Inn

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. * Robo Zombie Thunders, was a local tattoo artist, skater, hero.

References

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