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2022 Heritage Open Days - Ipswich

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2022 Heritage Open Days - Ipswich

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                      

 

2022 HERITAGE OPEN DAYS - IPSWICH
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th SEPTEMBER.
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After two years without Heritage Open Days in Ipswich The Ipswich Society is pleased to announce that we hope to be holding a Heritage Open Days weekend as normal again this year during the second weekend in September. 
 
The response from many of the potential venues has been positive so far and we are hoping that as time goes on most of the venues will agree to open again this year, maybe with certain restrictions in place at some of them.
 
We are on the look out for more venues to add to the list which have not been open before. 

More details to follow soon.    

 

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2019 HERITAGE OPEN DAYS - Ipswich
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September.

The Ipswich Society is proud to co-ordinate the Heritage Open Days event in Ipswich again on behalf of the town and all our wonderful participants.

The buildings listed, many of which are not normally open to the public, represent seven centuries of our town’s history. We have 39 buildings open in 2019, along with free guided walks around some of the town’s best locations. The Ipswich Society is grateful to all concerned for their participation.

           Ipswich Society volunteers act as guides during the weekend.                                                                                                                                                                                        

As usual the ever popular Willis Building rooftop will be open again and new venues this year include Birkett’s Providence House, on Princes Street, with tours which will also include a visit to the roof garden, with views across Ipswich Town football ground on one side and the Waterfront buildings on the other.

              Providence House (Birketts) will be open for the first time.        

On the Saturday only Ipswich Transport Museum will be running regular trips on one of their Heritage Buses from the Old Custom House accompanied by a tour guide. More details in the booklet.

You won’t go hungry; several buildings have refreshments on offer. In addition, there are independent cafes all around the town centre, well worth a visit or you could pack a picnic and make a day of it in one of our beautiful Green Flag parks.

The Heritage Open Days event is a fantastic opportunity to discover Ipswich’s hidden heritage so please make the most of the weekend and above all, enjoy!

Our free Heritage Open Days colour booklet with map is available at the Tourist Information Centre in St. Stephen’s Church, Ipswich Library in Northgate Street and other venues around the town.

Don’t forget to share your favourite place, why not record your journey about the town, on social media?
#HODIpswich2019



                                                  
    The Grade I listed Unitarian Meeting House and  the Grade I listed Willis Towers Watson building both open again this year.

Many of the buildings are not open to the public throughout the year, so here's your chance to take a look inside. We have 39 buildings open in 2019, along with free guided walks  around some of the town's best locations. 

                                     

                  Heritage bus outside Isaacs.                                                                                  St. Peter's by The Waterfront.

As in the past the Ipswich Transport Museum will run a free shuttle service between some of the venues in one of their Heritage buses on Saturday 14th September only.  See booklet for details.

 

                                                                                                                                                                CHRISTCHURCH PARK - Ipswich.

The Ipswich 2019 Heritage Open Days free colour booklet with map is available in the Tourist Information Centre in St. Stephen's Church,  the Library in Northgate Street, the Ipswich Institute in Tavern Street and many other venues around Ipswich and East Anglia.

                     PLEASE CHECK THE BOOKLET FOR OPENING TIMES
                                      
Scroll down to see more below.

 

                  

                     Ipswich Heritage Open Days 2019 booklet front cover.


     Over the weekend the venues listed below will be open at various times: 
                                                    CHECK BOOKLET FOR DETAILS.

 

1.  St. Stephen's Church
2.  Town Hall & Corn Exchange
3.  Mutual House (Ipswich Building Society)
4.  Arlingtons, Museum Street
5.  St. Mary at the Elms, Elm Street

6.  Willis Towers Watson building
7.  Unitarian Meeting House, Friars Street
8.  3-5 Silent Street

9.  Providence House (Birketts Solicitors)
10. Oddfellows Hall
11. Ipswich Museum, High Street
12. The Ipswich Art Gallery, High Street
13. Christchurch Mansion
14. Ipswich School, Henley Road
15. St. Margaret's Church, Soane Street
16. Bethesda Baptist Church, St. Margaret's Plain
17. Masonic Hall, Soane Street
18. Pykenham's Gatehouse, Northgate Street
19. Admiral's House, Tower Street

20. St. Mary Le Tower, Tower Street
21. Ipswich Institute and Library
22. Christ Church United Reformed/Baptist Church, Tacket Street
23. Blackfriars, Foundation Street
24. Tooley's Court, Foundation Street
25. Quay Place, St. Mary-at-the-Quay
26. St. Clemernt's Church
27. Fore Street Baths
28. Isaac Lord (Machine Room tours), Wherry Quay
29. Old Custom House, Key Street
30. St. Peter's by The Waterfront
31. The Old Bell, Stoke Street (R Gwinnell & Sons)
32. St. Mary-at-Stoke Church, Stoke Street
33. Gippeswick Hall (Red Rose Chain), The Avenue Theatre
34. Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
35. Broomhill Library, Sherrington Road
36. Broomhill Swimming Pool/Lido, Sherrington Road
37. Castle Hill Community Centre, Highfield Road
38. Suffolk energy-from-waste, Great Blakenham
39.Ipswich Cemetries, Cemetary Road

                                                          See our Archive page for previous H.O.D. booklets.

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