Category Archives: Suffolk

Bluebells Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2013 by chevblue

No apologies for a second successive post on Bluebells! Today’s lunchtime walk took me along the footpath on the western side of Cutlers Wood which – as can be seen from the photos which really don’t do the display justice … Continue reading →

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Bluebells

Posted on May 9, 2013 by chevblue

Cutlers Wood, along with neighbouring Freston Wood, are said to be amongst the best Bluebell woods in the county. Ground cover is these ancient woods is predominantly bracken and bramble, and in late spring, the Bluebell, the latter forming spectacular … Continue reading →

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Low tide

Posted on May 3, 2013 by chevblue

Low tide on the River Orwell between Redgate Hard & Freston Point.

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Willis Faber Building

Posted on May 1, 2013 by chevblue

The Willis Faber Building in the centre of Ipswich was one of Sir Norman Foster’s earliest commissions and is seen as a landmark in the development of the ‘high tech’ architectural style. The design owes much to the black-clad glass … Continue reading →

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Question Mark

Posted on April 25, 2013 by chevblue

(Above) The £200,000 marble and granite sculpture on the UCS Ipswich waterfront campus. Variously described as a “significant piece of public art” and “a frivolous waste of money”. (Below) Two sunny views down the River Orwell from the coastal footpath … Continue reading →

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New Cut West

Posted on March 21, 2013 by chevblue

Debbage Yachting’s lifting crane on New Cut West. Construction of the Wet Dock in the 1840’s involved the damming of the River Orwell at Stoke Bridge and the digging out of a new channel known as “New Cut” to the … Continue reading →

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Suntis

Posted on March 19, 2013 by chevblue

The Suntis unloads its cargo at Eagle Wharf.

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Playford Church

Posted on March 17, 2013 by chevblue

St Mary’s Church, Playford – pictured here in April 2009 – the final resting place of the “Friend of Slaves”, Thomas Clarkson.

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Freston Lodge Farm

Posted on March 15, 2013 by chevblue

In the heart of the Suffolk Coasts and Heath Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

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The Discovery

Posted on March 3, 2013 by chevblue

The Discovery was the smallest of three ships that were led by Captain Christopher Newport on the voyage that resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia in 1607. This replica, launched in September 2006, is … Continue reading →

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