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Sailors Rest
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Sailors Rest

Listed Grade I since 195175 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Sailors Rest

Sailors Rest is one of 11 Grade I listed buildings in Ipswich and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 81 buildings in Ipswich to be listed, on 19 December 1951. It stands in the Central conservation area, designated in 1974. Within 400 metres are 4 more Grade I buildings and 130 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1235370↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 20 minutes

Ipswich · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

32 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

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Questions about Sailors Rest

Is Sailors Rest listed?

Yes. Sailors Rest is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1235370), first listed on 19 December 1951.

Can you visit Sailors Rest?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is Sailors Rest in a conservation area?

Yes, the Central conservation area, designated in 1974.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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