Monument record IPS 255 - Stoke Bridge, Ipswich.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1632 4396 (48m by 95m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Stoke Mill & bridge across the Orwell/Gipping shown on Bowen's, Hodskinson's, Saxton's & Speede's maps (S1-S5). Construction dates unknown although Stoke Bridge is one of two (also Handford) earliest documented bridges in Suffolk, being recorded in circa 970 (S8). In mid 17th century, use was only permitted when ford was impassable.
1495: Transport using bridge to pay towards maintenance.
1559: Re-built (timber) (S3).
In mid 17th century, use was only permitted when ford was impassable.
Also shown on Ogilbys map 1675 (S6).
2010: Evidence for the backfilling of the basin adjacent to Stoke Mill, as marked on Pennington’s map, was identified during monitoring of a cable trench (S7).
[letter, number] refers to mentions in the Suffolk Council Archaeological Service Ipswich Documentary Card index (S9).
Ipswich bridge c. 1 330
See (S9)
X178
New mill 1334
Y34
Peters bridge (see also stoke bridge) 1378
G14
Stoke bridge - see also peters bridge 1330
N125
Stoke mill (st Mary stoke) 1398
M77
Stoke mill dam, 138
By 1446, there were two mills/one for fulling, one is “new Mill”
See
Sources/Archives (9)
- <S1> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S2> SSF1406 Cartographic materials: Bowen E. 1755. Accurate Map of the County of Suffolk.
- <S3> SSF10079 Bibliographic reference: Jervoise, E.. 1932. The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England. Jervoise E, The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England, 1932, 126.
- <S4> SSF21019 Bibliographic reference: Saxton C. 1575. SVFFOLKIAE. C, SVFFOLKIAE, 1575.
- <S5> SSF21473 Bibliographic reference: Speede, J.. 1610. Suffolke Described, 1610. Speede J, Suffolke Described, 1610.
- <S6> SSF12336 Cartographic materials: Ogilby, John. 1674. Map of Ipswich.
- <S7> SSF53826 Unpublished document: Sommers, M.. 2010. Archaeological Monitoring Report, Undergrounding of electricity cables, Grafton Way and Commercial Road, Ipswich, IPS 641.
- <S8> SSF50123 Bibliographic reference: Scarfe, N.. 1972. The Suffolk Landscape.
- <S9> SSF57801 Bibliographic reference: Twinch, C. 2006. Ipswich (Street by Street).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 11 2017 11:44AM