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The Ipswich Docks, Ipswich wet dock and the wet dock, are a series of docks in Port of Ipswich located at a bend of the River Orwell which has been used for trade since at least the 8th Century. A wet dock was constructed in 1842 which was 'the biggest enclosed dock in the United Kingdom ' at the time.
The Ipswich Waterfront is a cultural and historically significant area surrounding the marina in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.The modern dock was constructed in 1842 and the area was a functioning dock up until the 1970s.
View of Ipswich Lock and entrance to Wet Dock. Orwell Navigation Service building pictured (R) on east side of lock. With the creation of the Wet Dock in 1837, the management of the port was significantly altered. [19] No longer was Common Quay the only place goods could legally be unloaded.
He played a major role in the installation and development of Ipswich Docks. He was the son of William Hurwood, a millwright based in Ballingdon, near Sudbury. [1] [2] After an apprenticeship with his uncle, Samuel Wright, also a millwright, but based in Ipswich, George developed a broad range of skills. These he further developed through ...
As part of the Redcliffe-Maud Report of the 1960s, it was proposed that the Haven ports be placed in a single unitary authority, known as "Ipswich, Suffolk & North East Essex". When Labour lost power in the 1970 election the Redcliffe-Maude plans were scrapped, but the new Conservative government had its own plans for local government reform ...
The Port Talbot harbour scheme was hampered by inadequate capital, and Palmer diverted flood water to scour out the channel, as he could not employ sufficient labourers. The Ipswich Docks scheme was his design, which he supervised until 1842, when he retired, leaving his resident engineer G Horwood to complete the work. [4]
Next Sunday a 178-tonne electrical transformer will embark on a seven-hour journey from Ipswich Docks to National Grid's substation on Bullen Lane, Bramford. ... Suffolk County Council's cabinet ...
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