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Town Hall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Eye, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3211 / 52°19'16"N

Longitude: 1.1462 / 1°8'46"E

OS Eastings: 614512

OS Northings: 273886

OS Grid: TM145738

Mapcode National: GBR TJL.GKX

Mapcode Global: VHL9F.TX9H

Plus Code: 9F4384CW+FF

Entry Name: Town Hall

Listing Date: 20 October 1971

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1316536

English Heritage Legacy ID: 468250

ID on this website: 101316536

Location: Eye, Mid Suffolk, IP23

County: Suffolk

District: Mid Suffolk

Civil Parish: Eye

Built-Up Area: Eye (Mid Suffolk)

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Eye St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government

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Description



EYE

TM1473 BROAD STREET
585-1/7/20 (West side)
20/10/71 Town Hall

II*

Town hall. 1857 by EB Lamb. Banded red and gault brick with
flint detailing of diamond and half-diamond lozenges arranged
randomly over entire wall surface. Slate and lead roofs.
Irregular plan.
2 storeys. West face with 5 tall round-headed casements with
glazing bars. Moulded brick and York stone parapet. Elevated
hipped roof. North and south returns both with one similar
casement and a pediment over parapet. East side with recessed
entrance developing into a two-stage tower with clock faces to
cardinal points and an open lantern on a domed lead roof.
INTERIOR: assembly room at ground floor under roof of arched
braces and king post trusses. Stone staircase leads to council
chamber at first floor: raised rectangular roof light. The
Town Hall is a very finely detailed eccentric design which
brilliantly takes advantage of the irregular site and
dominates the centre of Eye.

Listing NGR: TM1451273886

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