Category Archives: Ipswich

Built in the Victorian era Suffolk Camra show the Steamboat Tavern as having been a licensed premises since at least 1860. Located on New Cut West it was ideally located to serve travellers on steamboats such as the “Orwell” (pictured … Continue reading →

Three cranes operating on a site just south of Stoke Bridge as the construction of new homes and commercial premises picks up pace on a triangle of land between Great Whip Street, Stoke Quay and Felaw Maltings. In relatively recent … Continue reading →

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 →

(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 →

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 →

The Suntis unloads its cargo at Eagle Wharf.

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 →

Street Art along the River Gipping (from April 2008)