‘What a fantastic website you have –
I've lived in Ipswich my whole life and am fascinated by some of the
history that's exposed and detailed on your site'. James Ager
This
website is dedicated to a special project
devised and developed by the artist/illustrator, Borin Van Loon. A
resident of
Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk in England, Borin has been
photographing examples of old lettering on the walls of buildings in
and around the town since the late 1990s. The
galleries of images shown here reflect the transition of a very
ancient town (Ipswich is the earliest continuous settlement in
England,
dating back to around AD600, with Ipswich ware being produced from
around AD670) as it progresses through
the twenty-first century. They are updated and extended regularly
including non-Ipswich examples in Gallery 7.
[Note: our
background 'BUILT' image is taken from
the Co-op in Cauldwell Hall Road. The
masthead is based on a feature on Grimwade's store on the Cornhill.] Contact us
We try to credit or provide attribution to images used on the
site which are not photographed by us. If you are able to help us with
information about a source or copyright relating to a particular image,
click the above link.
Ipswich
Historic
Lettering launched in 6.03, moved to
a
domain on 17.9.09 and relaunched 3.10.15 with a new
domain: www.ipswich-lettering.co.uk
"Things are getting worse faster than I can lower my standards." Carrie
Fisher
