Monument record IPS 613 - Former Ipswich Airport, Ipswich.
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Summary
Ipswich Airfield and airport buildings, built 1929. Listed Terminal Building once considered 'one of the finest air terminals anywhere in the world'.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1924 4149 (1401m by 1498m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Ipswich (grass) Airfield and airport buildings, such as terminal building, hangers and petrol station, built 1929. Terminal building once considered 'one of the finest air terminals anywhere in the world' - now Listed. Details in (S1).
For defences associated with WW2, see IPS 427.
Archaeology undergraduate dissertation which looked at fifteen Second World War Airfields sites in east Suffolk to determine whether their archaeological value could help, or has helped in their survival (S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
- <S1> SSF56575 Unpublished document: France R. 1997. Ipswich Airport: a report commissioned by Ipswich Airport Association Limited. Ipswich Airport: a report commissioned by Ipswich Airport Association Limited.
- <S2> SSF62030 Unpublished document: Cuthbert, M.. 2004. The Survival of Airfields in the landscape of East Suffolk BA (HONS) Archaeological Practice Undergraduate Dissertation.
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Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (22)
- Parent of: Alnesbourne Crescent, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 725)
- Parent of: Double circle Ring Ditch, Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, (IAS 9108). (Monument) (IPS 024)
- Parent of: Ipswich Airport Perimeter, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 420)
- Parent of: Ipswich Airport, Area of Medieval Features, (IAS 9134). (Monument) (IPS 391)
- Parent of: Ipswich Airport, Area of Roman Features, (IAS 9133). (Monument) (IPS 390)
- Parent of: Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, (IAS 9115). (Find Spot) (IPS 566)
- Parent of: Nacton Road Improvements, former Ipswich Airfield, Ransomes Europark, (IAS 9127). (Monument) (IPS 293)
- Parent of: Nacton Road Site, Ipswich (Monument) (IPS 718)
- Parent of: Nacton Road Site, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 715)
- Parent of: Nacton Road Site, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 719)
- Parent of: Parallel Lines (Cursus, or Modern Pipes?) Ipswich Airport, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 495)
- Parent of: Ravenswood "Area T", Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 756)
- Parent of: Ravenswood Primary School, Ipswich Airfield, Ipswich, (IAS 9132). (Monument) (IPS 389)
- Parent of: Ravenswood, former Ipswich Airfield (Monument) (IPS 404)
- Parent of: Ravenswood, former Ipswich Airfield (Monument) (IPS 431)
- Parent of: Ravenswood, Former Ipswich Airfield, (IAS 9129). (Monument) (IPS 386)
- Parent of: Ravenswood, Former Ipswich Airfield; Nacton Road, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 399)
- Parent of: Ravenswood; former Ipswich Airfield (Monument) (IPS 405)
- Parent of: Ravenswood; former Ipswich Airfield (Monument) (IPS 406)
- Parent of: Rinch ditch in grounds of former Ipswich Airport, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 652)
- Parent of: Ring Ditch, Gainsborough, Ipswich Airport (former). (Monument) (IPS 609)
- Parent of: World War II Buildings and Features, Ipswich Airfield/Airport. (Monument) (IPS 427)
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Record last edited
Jan 14 2025 1:43PM