The Wet Dock at the port of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK photographed in its last days of commercial traffic in the mid-1960s. Here Thames sailing barges are still being used, mainly for the grain trade, on the River Orwell and the North Sea. Centre is ‘Ena’, a wooden barge built at W B McLearon's yard in Harwich, Essex in 1906. She is a notable World War II Dunkirk ‘little ship’ reputed to have rescued 100 men in 1940. A major regeneration of the area has taken place since the 1990s and the port’s commercial activity is now located further downstream – a vintage 1960s photograph.
The Wet Dock at the port of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK photographed in its last days of commercial traffic in the mid-1960s. Here Thames sailing barges are still being used, mainly for the grain trade, on the River Orwell and the North Sea. Centre is ‘Ena’, a wooden barge built at W B McLearon's yard in Harwich, Essex in 1906. R & W Paul Ltd, the grain and agricultural merchants, bought her in 1907 to use in the grain trade. She is a notable World War II Dunkirk ‘little ship’ reputed to have rescued 100 men in 1940. The dock at the Port of Ipswich is 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, when lock gates enclosed what became the largest enclosed dock in the UK at that time. A major regeneration of the area has taken place since the 1990s and the port’s commercial activity is now located further downstream. The waterfront area here is now almost exclusively devoted to residential, education development and leisure activities. The dock itself is the home moorings for leisure-craft of all shapes and sizes. This image is from an old amateur black and white negative. It will look slightly soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1960s photograph.
Size: 3780px × 2510px
Location: The Wet Dock, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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