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Detail from the Old Map of Suffolk Suffolk was a prosperous county: as John Speede noted "most plenteous and pleasant for habitation - the extent of the counties commerce can be seen in the size and number of its ports, the greatest of which is Ipswich." Despite its richness Suffolk did not have a ready supply of good building stone and relied on timber framed and plastered houses, finished (as today) with colour washes and thatched roofs. Parish churches and other prestigious buildings were built from local flint, knapped and set in patterns to create the walls. This lack of building |
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Old Map of Suffolk c.1610 by John Speed |
stone meant that the county was one of the first to use brick as a building material.
Brick and flint buildings are still a feature of modern Suffolk. Lavishely
illustrated, this old map of Suffolk includes a town plan of Ipswich, many coates
of arms and is surely one of the most attractive from our collection of old
maps. |
The Suffolk Local History Council was founded in 1953. It is a county federation
of local societies, groups and bodies interested in local history. |
