I can't imagine why Ipswich isn't swamped by tourists.
The White Brick marks an unfortunate event whilst the Odeon (Lloyds Avenue) was being built in 1936. Difficult to see but high up on the west wall (it can be seen from the rear entrance to Debenham’s) is a single white brick standing out from the London commons. This discrete marker indicates the spot from which a bricklayer fell to his death whilst working on the building.
It is likely that the Mayflower was built at one of the shipyards on the banks of the Orwell and fitted with masts and sails at Harwich. Her captain, Christopher Jones was a Harwich man and many of the Pilgrims that sailed in 1620 were from Suffolk.
The Royal Show was held in Ipswich on the 3rd – 7th July 1934. Many of the visitors to the Royal Show used a special trolley bus service from the Ipswich town centre to the showground. 396,294 passengers were carried by the service.
Ipswich is one of the first towns in the UK captured by Vikings. Historians believe that Ipswich was captured by Vikings in 869AD.
The first Ipswich newspaper was launched in 1717 and early news stories included tales of butter theft.
Orwell Country Park is actually quite new. It was opened by Ipswich Borough Council in 1995.
Ipswich once had it’s own barracks on St Matthew's St.
The world’s first commercially marketed powered lawnmower was built by Ransomes in Ipswich in 1902.