Located in the East Anglian county of Suffolk is its county town - Ipswich.
The town's name is derived from the old Anglo Saxon 'Gippeswyk' (variant spellings exist), which dates back to the early 7th century, making Ipswich one of the oldest towns in the UK. Around 700 AD Frisian settlers arrived from the Netherlands, setting up large-scale potteries. In 869 Ipswich came under Viking rule as the kingdom of East Anglia was swallowed up by the Danelaw.
In 1200 AD Ipswich was granted a charter by King John. Over the coming centuries it would become a prominent industrial town pertaining to shipbuilding, wool, cloth, leather and brewing. The Victorian era saw the introduction of Ipswich's first railway station in 1846, the town hall in 1868 and the adjacent Corn Exchange building in 1882. The foundation stone for Ipswich Town Hall (seen 13 and a half minutes into the video) was laid by the mayor with the fantastic name of Ebenezer Goddard. Also, Ipswich Town Football Club was founded in Victorian times - specifically 1878, and have played at Portman Road since 1884.
The walk features a statue of Thomas Wolsey on St Peter's Street near the beginning. Wolsey was born in Ipswich in the 1470s, and was ordained as a priest in 1498. He rose through the ranks during the reign of Henry VIII, becoming Archbishop of York in 1514, and a cardinal a year later. Henry VIII delegated much state business to Wolsey up until 1529, at which point he fell out of favour with the king for failing to get a papal annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Wolsey died the following year awaiting trial.
Another statue appears towards the end of the walk - The Giles Statue. This is based off the work of Carl Giles, a London-born cartoonist who moved to Ipswich to work for a local newspaper. The statue features the 'Grandma' character, one of Giles's creations, looking towards the direction of the newspaper office where he worked.
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Filmed: 12th April 2021
Link to the walk on Google Maps: Unavailable for this walk due to yet another Google glitch!
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 St Peter's Street
1:36 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Statue
1:42 St Peter's Street
2:00 St Nicholas Street
3:45 Falcon Street
4:57 Dogs Head Street
5:32 St Stephens Lane
7:13 Dial Lane
7:52 Tavern Street
9:13 Upper Brook Street
9:56 Buttermarket
12:10 The Walk
13:04 Tavern Street
13:34 Ipswich Town Hall
13:52 Tavern Street
14:01 Westgate Street
16:16 Museum Street
17:41 Arcade Street
18:40 King Street
19:22 Queen Street
19:33 The Giles Statue (based on the cartoon family from Ipswich illustrator Carl Giles)
20:03 Queen Street
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