Temple of Remembrance, Ipswich Cemetery
TEMPLE OF REMEMBRANCE, IPSWICH CEMETERY, BELVEDERE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393856
- Date first listed:
- 24-May-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Temple of Remembrance, Ipswich Cemetery
- Statutory Address:
- TEMPLE OF REMEMBRANCE, IPSWICH CEMETERY, BELVEDERE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393856
- Date first listed:
- 24-May-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Temple of Remembrance, Ipswich Cemetery
- Statutory Address 1:
- TEMPLE OF REMEMBRANCE, IPSWICH CEMETERY, BELVEDERE ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TEMPLE OF REMEMBRANCE, IPSWICH CEMETERY, BELVEDERE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Ipswich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 17623 45965
Reasons for Designation
A fine and well-preserved example of inter-war architecture. It was designed by J A Sherman in 1935.
Details
642/0/10101
24-MAY-05
BELVEDERE ROAD
Temple of Remembrance, Ipswich Cemetery
II
Temple of Remembrance. 1935. Designed by J A Sherman. Red brick with ashlar dressings and a copper dome. 2 storey. Square plan.
Main facade has central projecting curved portico with slender stone columns supporting a flat roof. central double panel doors flanked by two casement windows on either side, all with blind arched heads. Above 5 small square windows over the portico flanked by 3 similar windows on either side.
The remaining 3 facades are similar. Each with 3 tall and narrow central windows to each floor, the lower row of windows have blind arched heads. Either side on both floors are rows of 3 square windows with raised brick surrounds.
The central dome has 24 short stone columns and 24 small casements supporting a shallow copper dome with an elongated circular cupola with copper finial.
INTERIOR has a series of marble lined rooms on the ground floor linked by segmental arches. These rooms are lined with remembrance plaques to those who have been cremated. It includes a foyer with memorial tablets to those who died in the war.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 493057
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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