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Architectural Decoration on Hyldon Court
County Suffolk   District Council Suffolk Coastal 
Civil Parish or equivalent Felixstowe  Town/Village* Felixstowe 
Road Orwell Road 
Precise Location Hyldon Court 
OS Grid Ref TM302345  Postcode IP11 
Previous location(s)  
Setting On Building  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Not known     

Commissioned by

 Not known 

Design & Constrn period

 ca. 1900 

Date of installing

  

Exact date of unveiling

  

Category
Abstract Animal Architectural
Commercial Commemorative Composite
Free Functional Funerary
Heraldic Military Natural
Non-Commemorative Performance Portable
Religious Roadside, Wayside Sculptural
Temporary, Mobile Other  

Object Type
Building Clock Tower Architectural
Coat of Arms Cross Fountain
Landscape Marker Medallion
Mural Panel Readymade
Relief Shaft Sculpture
Statue Street Furniture War Memorial
Other Object Sub Type:

Subject Type
Allegorical Mythological Pictorial
Figurative Non-figurative Portrait
Still-life Symbolic Other

Subject Sub Type
Bust Equestrian Full-length
Group Head Reclining
Seated Standing Torso
Part Material Dimension
3rd floor frieze  Pargetting  H 50 cm x W 4 m 
Sundial  Pargetting  H 2m x W 2 m 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Not known 

Listing status
Grade I Grade II* Grade II Don't Know Not Listed

Surface Condition
Corrosion, Deterioration Accretions
Bird Guano Abrasions, cracks, splits
Biological growth Spalling, crumbling
Metallic staining Previous treatments
Other  
Detail:

Structural Condition
Armature exposed Broken or missing parts
Replaced parts Loose elements
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes Spalling, crumbling
Water collection Other
Detail:

Vandalism
Graffiti Structural damage Surface Damage
Detail:

Overall condition
Good Fair Poor

Risk
No Known Risk At Risk Immediate
Signatures/Marks  
Inscriptions Date of 1338 on frieze 

Description (physical)

 Hyldon Court was built as part of the Edwardian development of Felixstowe to take account of the fine vews over the sea from its position high up on the cliff. It is a symmetrical red brick house dominated by the central gabled block pargetted in a mock Renaissance style popular around 1900. The cartouche in the main frieze frames the date of 1338 and is accompanied by putti riding dolphins. The maritime theme is continued above with two small sea-monsters blowing curved shells while the sun-dial is framed by swags of fruit. 

Description (iconographical)

 Much of Felixstowe's history centres around the defence of the country. In 1338, Edward III used the long creek, now known as Kingsfleet to assemble his fleet before setting off to battle with the French 

Photographs

 Date taken:  4/9/2007
Date logged: 

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  4/9/2007

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 /www.eastanglia24.co.uk/suffolk/a-z/felixstowe_history.html (accessed 06/09/07) 

Database

 Date entered:  18/9/2007

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke