Gainsborough, Ipswich

Gainsborough is an urban priority area council housing estate on the South East side of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. It was named after the artist Thomas Gainsborough of Sudbury, who lived in Ipswich for several years.[1]

Gainsborough

The Golden Hind, one of the Tolly Follies, built in the 1930s to serve the people of Gainsborough
Gainsborough
Location within Suffolk
District
  • Ipswich
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Gainsborough Estate

The estate was a public housing development whose construction was started in 1926 and continued into the 1930s.[1][2] It comprises largely of two storey terraced and semi-detached dwellings.[3] The road layout is a hybrid of both grids and spoke and wheel plan.[4]

Gainsborough Library

In 2008-9 Suffolk County Council built a new library on the site of the previous library located in Clapgate Lane. This is a steel frame structure with decorative stainless steel circular cladding around an atrium entrance.[5] The building won the RIBA East 'Spirit of Ingenuity' award.[5]

The library under construction
  • 30 December 2008
  • 2 February 2009
  • 19 April 2009
  • 7 May 2009

Gainsborough Ward
Main article: Gainsborough Ward, Ipswich

Gainsborough Ward is one of the sixteen wards which compose Ipswich Borough. It elects three councillors.[6] The ward also includes the neighbouring area of Greenwich, Ipswich.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Ipswich, England". Planet Ipswich : A bridge between the Ipswiches of the world. Stefrapes Productions. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Joe and Phyl in Ipswich". www.simonknott.co.uk. Simon Knott. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. Agenda Document for Planning & Development Committee, 13/12/2017 (PDF). Ipswich: Ipswich Borough Council. 2017.
  4. South East Character Area (PDF). Ipswich: Ipswich Borough Council. 2019.
  5. "Gainsborough Library, Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk-Sectors-Education - Barnes Construction". www.barnesconstruction.co.uk. Barnes Construction. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. "Your Councillors". democracy.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich Borough Council. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. "Ipswich: Seat, Ward and Prediction Details". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Electoral Calculus Ltd. Retrieved 8 October 2019.


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