Monthly Archives: October 2012

Bill Shankly

Posted on October 31, 2012 by chevblue

Football Statues No 48 (in a series of several): Bill Shankly (1913 – 1981) Located behind the Kop at Anfield is this eight foot tall bronze statue of Bill Shankly, one of football’s most successful and respected managers. At Liverpool … Continue reading →

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Eric Blair

Posted on October 26, 2012 by chevblue

The writer Eric Blair chose the pen name under which he would later become famous, “George Orwell”, because of his love for the River Orwell, and it is not difficult to see why. This is the view from Wherstead looking … Continue reading →

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Wherstead Ooze

Posted on October 25, 2012 by chevblue

A number of stretches of the River Orwell shoreline have the word “ooze” in their name (Pond Ooze and Black Ooze are amongst the others), “ooze” refering to the fine-grained sediments that are revealled at low tide. These are made … Continue reading →

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Lion Gargoyle

Posted on October 24, 2012 by chevblue

A Lion gargoyle at St Mary’s Church in Wherstead. Gargoyles were often used as a representation of evil and a method of scaring people into attending church. Lions were the most common non-native animal crafted as a gargoyle in the … Continue reading →

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Orwell Bridge

Posted on October 23, 2012 by chevblue

The Orwell Bridge celebrates its twentieth birthday this year although not much fuss has been made of the matter. The only hint that the bridge has reached that age is on a small plaque mounted about 15 feet off the … Continue reading →

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The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner

Posted on October 20, 2012 by chevblue

A second visit to the New Wolsey Theatre in a week, this time to see “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner”. Set in this, Britain’s Olympic Year, the play is an adaptation of Alan Sillitoe’s 1959 short story about … Continue reading →

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Beech Water

Posted on October 18, 2012 by chevblue

Beech Water in Chantry Park – Ipswich’s most westerly point – is one of several spots within the park that have become regular lunchtime destinations over the last few years as I escape the office for half-an-hour or so. One … Continue reading →

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The Sacred Flame

Posted on October 13, 2012 by chevblue

An engaging remake of a Somerset Maugham whodunnit The Sacred Flame, written in 1928 and last performed in the late 1960’s. This contemporary version has the main character, Maurice Tabret, as an RAF pilot paralysed during WWII (in the original … Continue reading →

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“Lolo”

Posted on October 12, 2012 by chevblue

Football Statues No 47 (in a series of several): Teodoro “Lolo” Fernández (1913 – 1996) Located outside the Estadio Monumental “U” in Lima, Peru is this statue to one of the South American countries all-time leading footballers.  “Lolo”, a striker, … Continue reading →

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Charles goes fishing!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by chevblue

Charles Dickens, born two hundred years ago last February, was no stranger to Suffolk or Ipswich, and visited the county town on many occasions. He didn’t always like what he saw and, a keen angler, was less than impressed with … Continue reading →

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