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History Fisons of Ipswich, horticultural chemical, pharmaceutical, and scientific instrument manufacturer. of Loughborough 1843 Edward Packard was one of the first to manufacture chemical fertilisers by dissolving bones or coprolites in sulphuric acid. 1847 Joseph Fison and Co established in...

The Explore A friend of mine suggested I check out this building since they had sailed past it many times on the river and knew I was into exploring. I had a quick look to assess the chances of getting inside and what clothes & equipment would be required. I had no interest in Googling before...

One of my favorite sites, I just love this building with its stunning wood structure, shame the vandals keep try to torch it!

History East Suffolk County Hall, otherwise known as Ipswich County Hall, was constructed between 1836 and 1837 by William McIntosh Brooks. Built before the reign of Queen Victoria, the imposing design of the Grade II listed building is based on a ‘mock Tudor’ style, rather than a Victorian...

History “I would run home from school, get into my Speedos and go straight across to the pool and stay there until my dad would whistle from across the road… I’d get a hamburger and a Fanta, chat up any of the girls and usually got an hour off to have a swim – it was pretty perfect.” (Mark...

OK, a bit about it. When I mean a bit, that is literally it. :D Fisons plc was a British multinational pharmaceutical, scientific instruments and horticultural chemicals company headquartered in Ipswich, United Kingdom. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of...

Visited with Hamtagger and Session9 After a cold night in Severalls and considering exploring a close by Hospital (That we soon found out wasn't derelict) we decided to head over to Tolly Cobbald Brewery. By this time we had been awake for about 40 hours and been to the poshest McDonalds on...

Tolly Cobbold Brewery The Explore Visited with Matt Inked and Session9 after spending the night in Sev's with them. A nice easy one to finish off after a ridiculous amount of time awake, and with the long drive back in mind we bombed across to Ipswich for a sniff around. I was quite surprised...

[CENTER]Tolly Cobbold brewery Intro After a frustrating visit to St. Clement's I wandered down to this and spent a few hours here. I think the reason I didn't enjoy it so much was because I was annoyed I didn't get into St/ Clement's/ Don't get me wrong, it's a nice place. Just not quite as...

The business that became Cliff Brewery was started in 1723 ( in Kings Quay Street, Harwich) by Thomas Cobbold and is believed to be the second oldest independent brewery in England. It stood above the quays of the River Orwell at Ipswich, since 1746. Cobbold merged with local rival, Tollemache...

This was stop number 2 for us for the Day. After seeing a few reports, I was looking forward to this. The natural light that falls in this place was just amazing, and with the added bonus of still having a pop up silver reflector in my camera bag from a wedding the weekend before, it meant I...

The History (nicked from basboyjoe and Boops....) The business that became Cliff Brewery was started in 1723 ( in Kings Quay Street, Harwich) by Thomas Cobbold and is believed to be the second oldest independent brewery in England. It stood above the quays of the River Orwell at Ipswich, since...

HISTORY Blatantly stolen from bassboyjoe (Cheers for that) The business that became Cliff Brewery was started in 1723 ( in Kings Quay Street, Harwich) by Thomas Cobbold and is believed to be the second oldest independent brewery in England. It stood above the quays of the River Orwell at...