November is upon us and speedway fans in the northern hemisphere are now in hibernation, but at least two or three of the top clubs owe their roots to the events of the seventeenth century. Following our article on rugby clubs and the “Wars of the Roses” , here they are: 2017 PREMIERSHIP: Somerset Rebels… Continue reading More sport and history – C17 this time
Tag: Ipswich
The sinister secret of the Cornhill, Ipswich
This is about to undergo a little refurbishment. The first picture shows the eastern approach to the Cornhill, where heresy executions took place during the sixteenth century, whilst the others are from the monument in Christchurch Park. See also: https://murreyandblue.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/a-colchester-mystery/ or https://murreyandblue.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/an-afternoon-in-hadleigh-2006/
The Friaries and Priories of Ipswich
On the bottom left is the Buttermarket Centre, formerly the home of the Whitefriars or Carmelites. There were Greyfriars (Franciscans, whose name survives near Princes Street) and Blackfriars (Dominicans, based near St. Mary’s Quay). The mid-“Tudor” Christchurch Mansion, on the bottom right, is on the site of the Holy Trinity Priory. Whether this was newly… Continue reading The Friaries and Priories of Ipswich
Who is this a portrait of?
It is reputed to be Jane, who was executed in February 1554 at the age of about seventeen. She looks a little older than that to us, but teenagers’ dress sense has changed in the space of 460 years and most of her portraits date from at least forty years after her lifetime. This, by… Continue reading Who is this a portrait of?
Red Rose Chain presents… Shakespeare’s Richard III
Yes, it’s Shakespeare. Yes, it’s a travesty of history. But Joanna Carrick is a terrific director, and Red Rose Chain a terrific company of actors. Buy your tickets soon! Shakespeare’s Richard III
Wolsey’s objective finally achieved
Nearly five hundred years after Thomas Wolsey sought to establish an independent University in Ipswich, this will finally happen from 1 August this year: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-36307221 Wolsey’s Gate is all that remains of Cardinal College: https://ipswichhistory.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/wolseys-gate/
Richard, as interpreted by Frank Spencer…!
Just when I thought adaptations of the Bard’s Richard could not get any worse, I find this. OK, not Frank Spencer, just his tank top. http://tinyurl.com/horbrj6
An article on Old Ipswich …
… which, sadly, refers to the Old Cattle Market as a venue but doesn’t discuss the previous purpose – a cattle market that I visited in c.1980, just before it was demolished to build the new bus station. The cattle had just left after the day’s trading although I can still visualise the building. The… Continue reading An article on Old Ipswich …
The “Colourblind Cartographer” came to Ipswich
Many of you will remember reading, perhaps in “The Last Days of Richard III”, how John Speed went to Leicester looking for the site of the Greyfriars but confused it with the Blackfriars which was in a far worse state of repair thus no royal body could possibly have survived. Yesterday, I lunched at the… Continue reading The “Colourblind Cartographer” came to Ipswich
Felaw Maltings, Ipswich
FELAW MALTINGS – THE PAST Richard Felaw was a former bailiff And MP for Ipswich. Born in 1420, he was also a commercial agent of Sir John Howard, Duke of Norfolk and the two men were closely involved in the development of Ipswich port. When he died in 1483, Richard left his house… Continue reading Felaw Maltings, Ipswich
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