Maritime Ipswich

We finished our round up of 2020 with a mention to COVID-19 and the affects it has had on Ipswich Maritime Trust, our volunteers, members, and supporters. We thought that 2021 would be a year of moving past and trying to live with the aftermath of … [Read more...] about Round-up of 2021

Our Maritime Memoir Project launched last year following the first Covid-19 lockdown. The project aimed to gather and preserve stories from Maritime Ipswich’s past. The stories we have been sent are great and we would like to thank everyone that has … [Read more...] about Maritime Memoir Project Update #3

Last year we unveiled a new award, the ‘Richard W Smith Memorial Award’ which is to be given annually to the person(s) or organisation who, in the opinion of the Trustees of the Ipswich Maritime Trust, have contributed in a significant way to the … [Read more...] about ‘Richard W Smith Memorial Award’ 2021

It has been 8 months since we launched our Maritime Memoir Project to gather and preserve stories from Maritime Ipswich’s past. The response we have had over the Winter and Spring has been incredible and we would like to thank every single person … [Read more...] about Maritime Memoir Project Update #2

Doug, one of our Window Wizards last year wrote his IMT Volunteer Story. In this post, Doug tells the story of the Sailing Barge ENA, that he skippered in the 1990s. Doug wrote this article for the Association of Bargemen (AOB) a few years ago but … [Read more...] about Sailing Barge ENA – ‘The Last Barge of R&W Pauls’

Ipswich’s modern police force formed in the 1830s around the same time that construction of the Wet Dock began. As in many boroughs across the country it was small, especially for a town of Ipswich’s size, growing population and regional importance. … [Read more...] about The Story of Ipswich’s Dock Police

We cannot mention 2020 without first mentioning COVID-19 or lockdowns. It has been a year like no other and has affected all of us in a variety of ways, including our volunteers, members and supporters. But we have tried our best to continue to … [Read more...] about Round-up of 2020

We are so excited to continue to produce the IMT wall calendar for another year. Our 2021 calendar theme is ‘Races, Rallies and Regattas’. It features images from the Ipswich Maritime Trust’s Image Archive of some of the events and activities held … [Read more...] about 2021 IMT Calendar Launched

In late September we launched our Maritime Memoir Project to gather and preserve stories from Maritime Ipswich’s past. This is the first in a series of regular updates on the project as we get new stories sent in for our volunteers to curate and … [Read more...] about Maritime Memoir Project Update – #1