Monument record IPS 1872 - Gunpowder Factory, Ipswich

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Summary

Gunpowder Factory, Ipswich

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1674 4426 (69m by 48m)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

…in 1588 an imminent Spanish invasion threatened, it was grist to the mill of the local gunpowder manufacturer.
An ideal site for the factory, some distance from habitation, was the Cold Dunghills, the corporation waste tip in st clements parish.
….probably survives In 33 fore street today, (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- News Paper: Blatchly, J. It Happened When. 055.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 1 2017 10:14AM

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