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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. A major regeneration of the area has taken ...
The Wet Dock, Ipswich oil painting by Claude Lorraine Nursey c. 1842 Map showing the original lock gates 1884 Map showing the New Cut, the lock gates, the promenade and the griffin ferry - 1884
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.
During the 1830s, the Ipswich Wet Dock was being constructed. This caused the closure of Ipswich's three swimming venues (one was near St Cement's, the second was next to St Mary-At-The Quay and the third not far from Stoke Bridge). [1] [2] The replacement was Stoke Bathing Place, which was an enclosed area within the West Bank of the River ...
The Ipswich Barrier Order was issued by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in August 2012. [8] The barrier consists of a rising sector gate, 66 feet (20 m) wide and 30 feet (9 m) high, located just to the west of the entrance to the wet dock.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 08:54, 24 February 2011: 427 × 640 (89 KB): GeographBot == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=University Campus Suffolk , Ipswich Waterfront As part of the redevelopment of the Ipswich Wet Dock area, this new buildling for University Campus Suffolk was been built on the NE corner of the dock
Ipswich Dock: Ipswich: Historic dock which has been used for trade since at least the 8th Century. A wet dock was constructed in 1842 which was the largest enclosed dock in the United Kingdom at the time. Ipswich Museum: Ipswich: Museum of culture, history and natural heritage. Ipswich Town Hall: Ipswich: Victorian town hall built in 1878, now ...
Early map of Ipswich from Hodskinson's 1783 Map of Suffolk. ... These were all closed in the late 1830s during the building of the wet dock. [89]