Monument record IPS 267 - St Clement's Yard, Coprolite Works, Ipswich.
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Summary
Shipbuilding yard shown on map of 1674 (S1), 1778 (S2) and 1783 (S3), and later Coprolite Works.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1704 4392 (87m by 160m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Shipbuilding yard shown on map of 1674 (S1), 1778 (S2) and 1783 (S3). Owned by Barnard (his principal yard) in 1674. Owned by William Bayley 1830, fitted with a patent slip (wheeled carriage on an incline for lifting ships out of the water) (S5). Shown on 1830s plan (S4).
Slips sealed off and filled when Wet Dock constructed 1838 (S6). Relocated to new St Clement's Yard (IPS 271) in 1840s. Later the site of E Packard's Coprolite Works.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF12336 Cartographic materials: Ogilby, John. 1674. Map of Ipswich.
- <S2> SSF50154 Cartographic materials: Pennington, J.. 1778. A Map of the town of Ipswich.
- <S3> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S4> SSF16413 Cartographic materials: George Hurwood. Plan by George Hurwood of River Orwell and proposed improvements, c.1838. Plan by George Hurwood of River Orwell and proposed improvements, c.1838.
- <S5> SSF16391 Bibliographic reference: Piggott and Co. 1830. Suffolk Directory, 1830. Piggott and Co, Suffolk Directory, 1830.
- <S6> SSF10104 Bibliographic reference: Jones, B. & Malster, B.. 1992. A Victorian Vision: The Building of Ipswich Wet Dock. Jones B and Malster B, A Victorian Vision: The Building of Ipswich Wet Dock, 1992.
- <S7> SSF20747 Unpublished document: Sommers M. 1996. Brief Maritime History of Suffolk. SAU, Sommers M, Brief Maritime History of Suffolk, ms, September 1996.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 10 2016 1:17PM