| Ipswich tourism 10:51 - Aug 7 with 1959 views | Sharkey |
Any suggestions for bits of Ipswich that it's a pity that most tourists would never see? (I mean Ipswich proper, not the villages around.). For example, could be a weird bit of architecture, or an amazing garden in a terraced street, or some graffiti that's actually funny. Also, any shops where you wonder 'how on earth does that place keep going?', but you're glad it does. |  | | |  |
| Ipswich tourism on 11:29 - Aug 7 with 1871 views | BcarefulwhatUWish4 |
Wellness Garden, quay place, key street |  | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 11:32 - Aug 7 with 1845 views | Coastalblue |
The tube system? |  |
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| Ipswich tourism on 11:39 - Aug 7 with 1823 views | fabian_illness |
There was an abandoned Sierra in the carpark behind Downside Close flats. That's probably worth a visit. Doubt it's still got its stereo though. [Post edited 7 Aug 2022 19:32]
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| Ipswich tourism on 12:03 - Aug 7 with 1757 views | J2BLUE |
I almost fell asleep just reading that post |  |
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| Ipswich tourism on 12:22 - Aug 7 with 1713 views | BLUEBEAT |
I think Ipswich Museum is fantastic.
Wonderfully Victorian and dusty and shabby around the edges.
Just like a setting from an Indiana Jones film. |  |
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| Ipswich tourism on 13:19 - Aug 7 with 1554 views | DJR |
| Ipswich tourism on 12:03 - Aug 7 by J2BLUE |
I almost fell asleep just reading that post |
Who's not interested in public lettering on buildings, but perhaps I should have said "Whether or not you're interested...."? |  | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 13:53 - Aug 7 with 1481 views | jeera |
| Ipswich tourism on 13:19 - Aug 7 by DJR |
Who's not interested in public lettering on buildings, but perhaps I should have said "Whether or not you're interested...."? |
Some people have no soul.
That site is full of gems such as:
Hours of fun to be had there. |  |
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| Ipswich tourism on 14:16 - Aug 7 with 1446 views | Mookamoo |
Take a wander down Norwich Road. I love that part of town.
Visit Cad Taylor's art space https://usethehive.org.uk/ |  | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 14:16 - Aug 7 with 1445 views | GeoffSentence |
Bck of the bingo hall.
There is a single white brick in the wall.
The bricky that was about to lay a brick there slipped and fell to his death.
His bricky mates laid that white brick in commemoration of him.
There's also a Jewish cemetry basically stuck in the middle of a car park down by the docks. |  |
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| Ipswich tourism on 14:17 - Aug 7 with 1434 views | Mookamoo |
That is magnificent | | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 14:25 - Aug 7 with 1425 views | DJR |
| Ipswich tourism on 14:16 - Aug 7 by GeoffSentence |
Bck of the bingo hall.
There is a single white brick in the wall.
The bricky that was about to lay a brick there slipped and fell to his death.
His bricky mates laid that white brick in commemoration of him.
There's also a Jewish cemetry basically stuck in the middle of a car park down by the docks. |
Yes I discovered the existence of the Jewish cemetery from the earlier mentioned website. Here's a link
http://www.ipswich-lettering.co.uk/jewishcemetery.html | | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 14:26 - Aug 7 with 1422 views | GeoffSentence |
44 Fore Street, the one to the right of Out Of Time Records as ou look at it, was the home and studio of Cor Visser, he was appointed official artist to the Dutch Royal Family during the second world war.
There are also tunnels under Fore Street, going down to the docks, possibly smugglers tunnels. | |
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| Ipswich tourism on 15:18 - Aug 7 with 1298 views | J2BLUE |
| Ipswich tourism on 13:53 - Aug 7 by jeera |
Some people have no soul.
That site is full of gems such as:
Hours of fun to be had there. |
Funny that people go around reading signs when there is an actual library in the background filled with interesting books. | |
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| Ipswich tourism on 16:05 - Aug 7 with 1223 views | jontysnut |
Have a walk up Henley Road and look at the Ipswich School buildings. Pevsner cites a Victorian guidebook which describes it as the finest Elizabethan terrace in the Eastern Counties. Then go for a few scoops in the Greyhound. |  | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 18:01 - Aug 7 with 1107 views | jeera |
I actually apologise for being flippant earlier now.
On further inspection it's quite the inventory.
I thought it was just some saddo taking pictures of signposts. | |
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| Ipswich tourism on 18:45 - Aug 7 with 1045 views | DJR |
| Ipswich tourism on 18:01 - Aug 7 by jeera |
I actually apologise for being flippant earlier now.
On further inspection it's quite the inventory.
I thought it was just some saddo taking pictures of signposts. |
No worries. It's description doesn't exactly sell itself. | | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 18:51 - Aug 7 with 1033 views | DJR |
| Ipswich tourism on 16:05 - Aug 7 by jontysnut |
Have a walk up Henley Road and look at the Ipswich School buildings. Pevsner cites a Victorian guidebook which describes it as the finest Elizabethan terrace in the Eastern Counties. Then go for a few scoops in the Greyhound. |
That's fascinating and something I didn't know. And talk of the Greyhound reminds me of Berners Street, which is the road we take to the ground after leaving the pub, and is full of lovely Georgian buildings. | | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 19:23 - Aug 7 with 969 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Ipswich tourism on 11:32 - Aug 7 by Coastalblue |
The tube system? |
One of the high points of civic architecture and regional civil engineering. |  | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 20:40 - Aug 7 with 859 views | bluebudgie |
Brilliant and very interesting and as you say fascinating.Thanks for posting |  | | |
| Ipswich tourism on 20:44 - Aug 7 with 850 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Ipswich tourism on 12:22 - Aug 7 by BLUEBEAT |
I think Ipswich Museum is fantastic.
Wonderfully Victorian and dusty and shabby around the edges.
Just like a setting from an Indiana Jones film. |
It is a perfect example of a Victorian museum.. | | | |
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