Obelisk, Friars Street - Ipswich, Suffolk
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A polished granite obelisk on the pavement between Unitarian Meeting House and Willis Building, Friars Street, Ipswich.
Waymark Code: WMPERC
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/19/2015
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A polished granite obolisk on the pavement between Unitarian Meeting House and Willis Building, Friars Street, Ipswich.
"An elegant polished obelisk set just off the pavement between Foster's Willis building, completed in 1975, and the Unitarian Meeting Chapel by Joseph Clarke of 1700
Inscription facing Willis building: WILLIS/ Celebrating the/ 25th Anniversary/ of the opening of the/ Willis Building/ Serving the/World of Industry/ and Commerce(?)/ next under Latin cross: Signifying/two millennia of Christian history/ Jesus said ‘Love one another/ as I have loved you.’/ Gospel of St John/Chapter 15 verse 12/ Rear Under chalice :Celebrating the 300th Anniversary/ of the Opening of/ The Unitarian/Meeting House/ ‘Where we meet not/only one with another/ but all with God.’/Reverend John Fairfax. April 26th 1700 North side under Coat of Arms of Borough Marking the/ 800th Anniversary/ of the/ Borough of Ipswich/ under the Charter/ granted by King John/ ‘Serving the/ community/ of Ipswich
Each side commemorates an event: the 2000th birthday of Christ, the 300th birthday of the Unitarian Meeting Chapel, the 800 years since the granting of the Charter to Ipswich, sent King John from France in June 1200, and 25 years of trading at Willis. Lord Foster's Willis building was listed as grade I in 1991, an exceptional honour for a contemporary building matching the Unitarian Meeting House opposite"
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