There are several
notable dated buildings
in Ipswich and some stand out for no apparent reason. Here, viewed down
Stradbroke Road in 62-64 Roundwood Road with, at first floor level, a
large and rather stylishly figured:
You have to imagine this area as open farmland with woods and a country road running through to Woodbridge to appreciate the source of the road name. Admiral Lord Nelson, who was born in Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk, spent the last months of 1797 in London recuperating from the amputation of his arm (following the battle at Santa Cruz de Tenerife). During this time he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London and an annual pension of £1,000 a year. He used the money to buy Round Wood Farm near Ipswich, and intended to retire there with his wife Fanny. Despite his plans, Nelson was never to live at what became Roundwood House. In 1800 Lord Nelson was appointed High Steward of Ipswich, though he failed to become the town's MP. This large country house was situated close to the present Roundwood Road on the site of St John's School where a plaque comemorates it. It was demolished in 1961 and Paul Horne's website (see Links) details an historical trip down Woodbridge Road encompassing Roundwood. The parade of shops near to the Golden Key is still known locally as 'Roundwood shops' (when such things were useful and viable, one of the businesses some years ago was 'Roundwood DIY'), although there is no sign to indicate this.
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'1926'
in cement
relief numerals in a rectangular terra cotta frame within the red brick
frontage of a pair of semi-detached houses. What moved the builder to
put such a striking date panel on the buildings may just have been that
they stand at the centre line of the T-junction with Stradbroke Road,
so you
can't miss them as you approach from that direction.You have to imagine this area as open farmland with woods and a country road running through to Woodbridge to appreciate the source of the road name. Admiral Lord Nelson, who was born in Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk, spent the last months of 1797 in London recuperating from the amputation of his arm (following the battle at Santa Cruz de Tenerife). During this time he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London and an annual pension of £1,000 a year. He used the money to buy Round Wood Farm near Ipswich, and intended to retire there with his wife Fanny. Despite his plans, Nelson was never to live at what became Roundwood House. In 1800 Lord Nelson was appointed High Steward of Ipswich, though he failed to become the town's MP. This large country house was situated close to the present Roundwood Road on the site of St John's School where a plaque comemorates it. It was demolished in 1961 and Paul Horne's website (see Links) details an historical trip down Woodbridge Road encompassing Roundwood. The parade of shops near to the Golden Key is still known locally as 'Roundwood shops' (when such things were useful and viable, one of the businesses some years ago was 'Roundwood DIY'), although there is no sign to indicate this.
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