Ipswich County Court - May 2012

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Ipswich County Hall is a grey gault brick building and was formerly the courthouse, later becoming the shire Hall. There was once an 18th Century gaol at the rear The Tudor Style building was designed by W McIntosh Brooks in 1836. Boosting a central entrance, block build with twin castellated tower and castellated side wings. The central entrance door has heavy double doors and a portcullis grille above. Above the entrance doors is a shield bearing the buildings completion date of 1837. Sadly this building has seen better days, however there are still glimpses of its former granduer to be seen. Visited in the company of UrbanX and Covert Urbex.

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We did the main building didn't bother checking the new section at the back of it and it appears we missed the cellars probably because we didn't see any access :(
 
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Fireplace:
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Stained glass detail:
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You can see the carpet inserts from the socket box, ace carpets!
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Fireplace close up:
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Roof detail:
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Clock:
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Graffiti from 1888:
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It’s a court innit:
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This brickwork is ‘Squeee’
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Stairs:
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You know the more I look at this the more Arts & Crafts influence I see,in fact its a belting example of the period again it should be saved! will it?

I hope so, it's in really good nick. Although it's timber floors, theres maybe one or two places with slight water damage. We tried to cover any openings we saw in the roof.
 
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