Further to my interest in the Stoke Hall Vaults, I found this picture of an air raid poster among the Stoke Hall Vaults pictures. There’s also some pictures of some of the wine bottles that were there when it was a cellar.
More on the Stoke Hall Cellar
November 29th, 2010 — Photographs of Bridge, Rectory Road, local history
The Stoke Hall Cellars
November 28th, 2010 — Rectory Road
When I lived in Rectory Road quite a few people would talk about the Stoke Hall cellars, or Stoke Hall vaults. I’ve written about it in the past, but I really want to see down there. They were built in the seventeenth century and were still in active use in the twentieth century. There’s an article from the BBC on this as well as a large number of photographs, but I’d rather like to walk under my old house.
Does anyone know how I could do this?
More news on the recent burglaries
October 19th, 2010 — Crime
As there has been a recent spate of burglaries then this may be useful. I stress that he is a suspect. Whether these are specimen charges or not is not made clear, but this is from Police Direct:
33-year-old Darren BROOME of Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth was arrested at 6.10pm Sunday 17th October in Ipswich on suspicion of burglary. He was interviewed, charged with burglary x8 and remanded in custody.
The burglaries he was charged with are as follows:
Cambridge Drive which occurred between 10.30am and 11.30am Monday 11th October
Martin Road which occurred between 6.40pm and 11.20pm Tuesday 12th October
Kesteven Road which occurred between 12pm and 4pm Wednesday 13th October
Kesteven Road which occurred between 12pm and 4pm Wednesday 13th October
Gippeswyk Avenue which occurred between 7.30am and 5pm Wednesday 13th October
Columbine Gardens which occurred between 8pm Thursday 14th October and 8.30am Friday 15th October
Belstead Road which occurred between 3.30pm and 5.30pm Friday 15th October
Belstead Road which occurred at 5.40pm Sunday 17th October.He appeared at the South East Suffolk Magistrates Court this morning, Tuesday 19th October and was remanded in custody to appear at Ipswich Crown Court at 10am on 28th October for a committal hearing.
Another person from Emmanuel Close has been charged with handling stolen goods.
Burglary in Belstead Road
October 16th, 2010 — Belstead Road, Crime
I talked to the police about the rise in burglaries in the last month or so and they are saying that there is a rise but that this is seasonal. Overall burglaries are down year on year.
Any way here’s details of a burglary in Belstead Road:
Between 3.30pm and 5.30pm Friday 15th October entry was forced to a house in Belstead Road, near to Philip Road in Ipswich. A search was made of a several rooms and a number of items stolen including a brown Timberland backpack, a metallic red Sony Vaio laptop, two leather bound antique writing boxes and a tortoise shaped brooch with green gems.
Were you in the area between these times, did you notice any unusual activity? Do you know where any of the stolen items are now? If you can help please contact Ipswich police on 01473 613500 reference IW/10/4580
OR
Please use the following link to pass any useful information to Suffolk Police about this incident.
http://www.suffolk.police.uk/News+And+Appeals/Report+Information+To+The+Police/Tell+The+Police.htm
DO NOT USE THIS LINK IN AN EMERGENCY OR IN A SITUATION THAT REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE POLICE RESPONSE WHEN YOU SHOULD RING 999.
Police Direct Team
Burglary in Belstead Road
September 13th, 2010 — Belstead Road, Crime
From the Police report:
On Sunday 12th September between 6.20am & 2.20pm offenders forced entry through a rear window of a home on Belstead Road (near to Willoughby Way) in Ipswich. Once inside a quantity of jewellery, cash and a Wii console and games were stolen.
Were you in the area between these times, if so did you see anything unusual? If you have any information about this burglary please contact Ipswich police on 01473 613500 quoting reference IW/10/4107
Or
Please use the following link to pass any useful information to Suffolk Police about this incident.
http://www.suffolk.police.uk/News+And+Appeals/Report+Information+To+The+Police/Tell+The+Police.htm
Gritting: It’s the not knowing that hurts
December 24th, 2009 — travel
Why are some through routes gritted and others aren’t?
Will our road be treated?
When you phone up to warn of impending accidents and told that the road will be gritted, why isn’t it?
I think we’ve got to be honest and say that people have been very confused as to the response of Ipswich council on the gritters. But the problem is not that there isn’t a gritter up every street, it’s just we don’t know where the gritters are.
The council needs to tell people before hand whether or not there road will be gritted. This will mean that people can prepare, by for example keeping rock salt. If they want to elect someone who’s going to tax them till the pips squeak but put a gritter up every path and side road (and run out of rock salt within three days) then they can vote Labour. That’s what a democracy is.
It’s the not knowing that’s really infuriating. Both on the Ipswich Council site and the Highways department there’s no update or advice. There’s no explanations as to why no pavements are treated, even busy ones such as those leading down from Belstead Road and into Burrell Road. There’s a perception that gritting is much less than in previous years.
One of the most troubling worries is that council officials (I know that there is a taboo on publicly criticising council officials, but it needs to be done) will come down on people like a ton of bricks if they clear the road or pavement. This perception doesn’t come about by accident.
So we need to be informed of whether or not the roads and pavements we use will be gritted. We should be kept informed through the cold period as to what’s going on. And we need to be told clearly that we will not be punished for helping to maintain the safety of our streets.
