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Guided Tours of Ipswich Town Hall, Mayor's Parlour and Corn Exchange
Heritage Open Day: Fifty minute guided tours around Ipswich Town Hall, The Mayor's Parlour and the Corn Exchange. Since the first Royal Charter in 1200 Ipswich has had a civic building on this site.
On the front of the Town Hall there are three heads representing King Richard I, who promised a charter, Cardinal Wolsey, the town’s most famous son and King John, who granted a charter. Above these heads are four statues representing Commerce, Agriculture, Law & Order and Justice.
The current building dates from 1868. A “mock Venetian style†is full of Victorian splendour, with interior marble, granite and pierced plasterwork; grand staircases, old court rooms, council chambers and the Mayor’s Parlour.
On the front of the Town Hall there are three heads representing King Richard I, who promised a charter, Cardinal Wolsey, the town’s most famous son and King John, who granted a charter. Above these heads are four statues representing Commerce, Agriculture, Law & Order and Justice.
The current building dates from 1868. A “mock Venetian style†is full of Victorian splendour, with interior marble, granite and pierced plasterwork; grand staircases, old court rooms, council chambers and the Mayor’s Parlour.
Sat 7 Sep:1000, 1100, 1300 & 1430; Sun 8 Sep:1030 & 1200; Free Entry.
Town Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 1DH
Sat 7 September and Sun 8 September