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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Street Art
Street Art along the River Gipping (from April 2008)
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Dragline
Ransomes & Rapier, although most commonly associated with farm equipment and domestic lawn mowers, also designed and manufactured some of the world’s largest cranes. From building cranes for use in railway construction the company expanded into their manufacture for other … Continue reading
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Red Planet
Sunset over Broom Hill. The sky is often red at night due to the refraction of the sun’s light as it sets below the horizon. As red light is at the lower end of the refraction, it is seen last … Continue reading
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Four Seasons
These four stained glass windows, each representing a season, are installed in the corners of the Ipswich School Library gallery and were commissioned by the School from John Piper. Piper (1903-1992), was renowned for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined … Continue reading
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Ipswich 1 Blackpool 0
Just thinking before Michael Chopra scored the winner that we have yet to see the best of Chops. The baggage he arrived at Portman Road with – and the extra baggage he’s collected since (not least the 10-year ban handed … Continue reading
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William Nevill “Nut” Cobbold
The Cobbold family are inextricably linked with Ipswich Town Football Club. Ivan, John and Patrick as Chairmen are the most well known. Lady Blanche Cobbold to a lesser extent. In the mid-Sixties, she became the first female president of a … Continue reading
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Ostrich Creek
This is the view out from Bourne Bridge which carries Wherstead Road over Ostrich Creek at the southern edge of Ipswich. On the left is the Orwell Yacht Club and to the right Fox’s Marina. Out of picture is the … Continue reading
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Neglected
This is the former showroom and offices of Barnes of Ipswich on Upper Orwell Street whose neglected and decaying shell has been brought back to life by street artists aroma designs and mister millerchip through a public art commission from … Continue reading
Posted in Ipswich, Photo Friday, Suffolk
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Car 33
An Act of Parliament passed in 1900 allowed Ipswich Corporation to operate an electric tram service within the town. Over the next three years a tram depot was built on Constantine Road (adjacent to the Portman Road football ground) and … Continue reading
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