An Ipswich window is a variety of

oriel window An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. Supported by corbels, brackets, or similar cantilevers, an oriel window is most commonly found projecting from an upper ...

in which the window juts out from the main wall on an upper floor without reaching down to the ground floor. However, its distinguishing feature which marks it as different from a

Venetian window A Venetian window (also known as a Serlian window) is a large tripartite window which is a key element in Palladian architecture. Although Sebastiano Serlio (1475–1554) did not invent it, the window features largely in the work of the Italian ...

is in the arrangements of the panes of glass.

Richard Norman Shaw Richard Norman Shaw RA (7 May 1831 – 17 November 1912), also known as Norman Shaw, was a British architect who worked from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings. He is considered to be among the g ...

featured the Ipswich window in his design of the New Zealand Chambers,

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. This was built in 1871–73, but was destroyed by bombing during the

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Gallery

Croydon's Ipswich windows, Tavern Street, Ipswich.jpg, Croydon's shop, Tavern Street, Ipswich Ipswich window, rear of 19 Tower Street, Ipswich.jpg, Rear of 19 Tower Street, Ipswich

References

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