Outside
the Wet Dock
The best
way to see the River Orwell is to travel in a
boat through the lock and past the Tolly
Cobbold brewery (more correctly 'Cobbold Brewery', of course as the
Tollemache and Cobbold companies did not amalgamate until 1957) to the
east...
2011
images
Note the rotting barge (close up in the lower part of the image)
beached in the river mud in front of the red brick flood defences.
Little
lettering currently survives on the old – and at the time of
photographing (September 2011) sadly not brewing beer – Cobbold
buildings.
On the West Bank terminal (to the west as you travel from the lock)
stands a single, large, blue crane bearing the lettering:
'PORT
OF
IPSWICH'
As far we
know this crane is non-functional...
[UPDATE 21.3.2014: "I have been
enjoying your site immensely, but thought I must set you correct on one
small point. You mention that you think that the crane on West Bank is
non-functional. This is not the case. There are two of these beasts on
the dock, and happily, are still in full working order. I've worked at
the port since 1992, and have seen both in action many, many times.
This is a great and fascinating site - keep up the good work! Best
regards, Ian Luck". Many thanks to
Ian for putting us right and for the positive comments.]
The lock into the Wet Dock is itself lettered with huge, solid,
rivetted cast iron parts bearing the name 'RANSOMES & RAPIER LTD'.
These are best
seen from vessels within the lock.
See also our Ransomes page and Island site page for more information.
Related pages:
The Question Mark
Christie's
warehouse
Bridge
Street
Burton Son & Sanders / Paul's
College Street
Coprolite
Street
Cranfield's
Flour Mill
Custom House
Trinity
House buoy
Edward
Fison Ltd
Ground-level dockside furniture
on: 'The
island', the northern quays
and Ransome's
Orwell Works
Ipswich
Whaling Station?
Isaac Lord
Neptune Inn
clock, garden
and interior
Isaac
Lord 2
The Island
John Good and Sons
Merchant
seamen's memorial
The Mill
Nova Scotia
House
New Cut East
Quay
nameplates
R&W Paul malting
company
Ransomes
Steam
Packet Hotel
Stoke
Bridge(s)
Waterfront
Regeneration Scheme
Wolsey's
Gate
A chance to
compare
Wet Dock 1970s with 2004
Wet Dock maps
Davy's
illustration of the laying of the Wet Dock lock foundation stone,
1839
Maritime Ipswich
'82 festival
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