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Ipswich Docks Development June, & October 2006
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20 May 2006
Shot during demolition of old maltings buildings alongside Ipswich Docks. The area is being redeveloped for leisure, including a marina, eating and entertainment .. and eventually, education.
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The railway lines crossing out from St Peter's Wharf to Bridge Street. |
Albion Wharf and the silos hat front it. |
Albion Wharf looking east towards the other quays and the marina and new housing. |
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The frontage of Albion Wharf is being redeveloped, but the large silo would have, I guess, been demolished first were it scheduled for the chop. |
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The old industrial building reveal their decor, their layout and their pipework! |
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Albion Wharf with its buildings, where present, of a mill and warehouses ... and a maltlhouse. |
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The site of the malthouse has been levelled, save for piles of concrete and iron bar hard core. |
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A prophetic sign next to the name plaque. |
A guide captures his audience outside the Custom House. |
Fixtures from an industrial age. |
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College Street is seeing its share of demolition, but it will be interesting to see how no.4 , left and right photos, is treated; it is in sore need of remedial action, especially from the passage of heavy traffic close nearby. |
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21 September 2006
These images were taken as an extension of the Foxhall Road photographs; they link the arterial road with inner-city redevelopment/historical conservation. |
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Some general shots of the marina on a perfect morning. |
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The older, commercial sailing vessels favour the marina with additional interest - a tourist draw.
Wherry Quay and its now-isolated columns. |
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Neptune Quay and, on the right, Orwell Quay |
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12 October 2006
.. a return to the docks area with a little more time. |
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More demolition of old mills and warehouses, as seen from Key Street. |
The malthouse site on Wherry Quay seems ready now for development. |
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The malthouse site again, with excavations under way. As this site is adjacent to the Custom House any new building here will come under close scrutiny. |
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Left and right photographs feature the waste-ground car park between Neptune Quay, Fore Street and Coprolite Street. Centre is waste land behind Orwell Quay. |
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The marina is such an attractive backdrop ... |
Neptune Quay and the housing developments behind. |
... especially on a bright day |
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Wherry's Lane, now with smart signpost. |
A nostalgia feature. |
A fine view over the quays attracts artists. |
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From the steps of the Custom House over Common Quay, where, after the welcoming drinks, a 'jolly' was about to move off |
The Custom House from Orwell Quay. |
Again from the steps of The Custom House towards Wherry Quay. |
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View down Common Quay/Wherry Quay. |
In the arch below the stairs to the Custom House is this wonderful honey-coloured stone. |
Dining is available on the water - 'The Brasserie'. |
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Morning coffee is taken on the waterside; many students from Suffolk College were also taking a break by the river and eating their lunch. |
This community of new town houses is gated off from the quays, but is open on the town side. |
'Bistro on the Quay' on Wherry Quay. Smart eating and drinking establishments have been established in this leisure-driven complex. |
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