Ipswich, Buttermarket 1893
Photo ref:
32204
Photo ref:
32204
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Here, on the corner with St Stephens Lane, stands the Ancient House. This remarkable building was, and still is, probably the best surviving example of medieval pargetting - decorative plasterwork - in Britain.
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Memories of Ipswich, Buttermarket 1893
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As a school girl (50+years ago!) when this beautiful old building was as you say, a book shop, it had a toy department on the top floor set up for the Christmas period. I was one of the Saturaday girls who worked over the Christmas holiday in the department. It was a lovely place to work, and a very happy time.
I loved going in the Ancient House as a child. Lots of stationary and books. I remember the floors squeaked.Shame it is no longer a book store.
The shoe shop at number 44 was Thomas Alderton and Son, shown on the 1871 census as the family living there, presumably above the shop, it was still there in 1985 with the original street frontage, is it there now?
My Father in Law aka POP (Michael Halls) can remember the building on the right as Ancient House. This was a big book shop which is now Lakelands kitchen shop.
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