BELSTEAD HOUSE

1948 - 2012

Belstead House

Belstead House in Sprites Lane, Ipswich was purchased in 1948 by East Suffolk County Council to provide accommodation for High Court Judges visiting Ipswich. It was also used as venue for adult education, a use which increased after 1974 when the judges no longer used it. In 2012 Suffolk County Council purchased Landmark House, in Whitehouse, Ipswich when it put Belstead House up for sale. Tutors at Belstead House included John Charles Philip Constable and George Edward Curtis and students included Margaret Hope Rope.