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Corn Hill
(former Post Office)

Industry, Electricity, Steam and Commerce

Description

The former Post Office has on the ground storey a Roman Doric portico with a low parapet with female seated figures, identified by the inscriptions underneath:

Industry, sitting on a beehive.
Electricity
Steam, with a small boiler.
Commerce, with caduceus.

Industry

Electricity

Steam

Commerce

These figures underline the Post Office's use of modern technology to help industry and commerce across the major continents.

On the gable top is the royal coat of arms flanked by two seated female figures representing Genius on the left (with tablet) and Science on right (with an urn), also identified by the inscriptions underneath.

Sculptor

William Frederick Woodington (Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire 1806 - Brixton Hill 1893)
a notable English painter and sculptor;
and his son William Frederick Woodington (1830-1922) (Wikipedia).

Annotation

The architect is John Johnson.

Sources & Information

Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk, Ipswich Sculpture Trail PDF on-line.
Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk, database.
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in England.

Location (N 52°3'27" - E 1°9'10")

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Item Code: gbee030; Photograph: 1 August 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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