Maritime Ipswich

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

Quite a striking theme for this blog post wouldn’t you say. But it’s true! Back in 1987 Ipswich could have had a Transport and Technology Museum built right in the heart of the waterfront. On the 14th April 1987 plans were unveiled for the … [Read more...] about One from the Archive – When Ipswich could have had a Dockland Museum for £5 million pounds!

For many, the River Orwell looks unchanged. Its course, channels and the nature that inhabit the river look unchanged. Except of course, for the concrete Orwell Bridge running across the river. But since the early nineteenth century the Orwell has … [Read more...] about Samuel Armstrong: ‘Workhorse of the Orwell’

Over the last 100 years alone the landscape of Maritime Ipswich has changed dramatically. From the extension of the Port of Ipswich, to the opening and closer of the Ipswich power station, building of the Orwell Bridge, 1982 Maritime Ipswich … [Read more...] about Maritime Memoir Project Launched

A large yellow crane has recently appeared on the Island Site in Ipswich. Which is not the most fascinating news you have heard from us. But if you have noticed it or heard it this week, you may wonder what it is doing. Well it is a piling crane … [Read more...] about The Story of the New Cut

Historic Vessels often have more stories and relationships during their long lives than many people will. For the lucky few that own, skipper and sail vessels such as these. They make and leave their own stories with the vessels. By the very nature … [Read more...] about Hirta: Maritime Memories from the 50s