Thank you for watching. I made an error in terms of Gile Family Statue. Post edit I clicked on the wrong statue on the map! The statue in the video is actually - Ipswich's Grandma statue is a celebration of one of the country's greatest cartoonists who tickled the British public with his satirical sketches. The rotund bronze statue which stands on Queen Street depicts Carl Giles' most recognisable character who played a huge role in his artwork, which was published in national newspapers for nearly 50 years. My apologies to the Giles Family and the people of Ipswich! A small error but sometimes these happen! Thank you sincerely for watching!

@lindosland

Ай бұрын

And it's Thomas Wolsey, not Wolsley!

Former finance guy, not afraid to call out the “alphabet people’s flag” 😂 my kind of guy. Enjoyed the video. I’m American, but some of my ancestors that originally came to America were from Ipswich, so it’s on my bucket list. This video was a great introduction. Thanks so much.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

6 ай бұрын

:) glad I could assist in giving you insight into where your ancestors came from. A lot of people came via Ipswich as it was a major port back in the day. A shadow of its former self in terms of status now however, still valuable to those still here :) Best regards!

Sorry you missed a highlight of central Ipswich which is the Fore Street Swimming baths. A Glorious Victorian building next to St Clement’s church & the waterfront. Agree with you that the city has a lot of potential if only it was better managed by the local council . The people of Ipswich deserve better and should be proud of their history and preserve the wonderful buildings & heritage.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou Trinny! Next time I'm in Ipswich I will have to visit the Fore Street Swimming Baths - I'm a keen swimmer so love a good swimming recommendation. We can only hope that in 2024 the people demand more from the leadership of Ipswich! Thank you for watching and commenting have a happy 2024!

I grew up in Ipswich through the 60s and 70s it was a hive of activity with bustling shops in the town centre and great engineering factories now all gone. Sad to see it now after years of reconstruction just an empty shell compered to its past. Oh its Town not a City.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

4 ай бұрын

The blight of Globalisation has hit Ipswich and towns up and down the British Isles hard. Our leaders don’t care as they aren’t working for the nation or the people.

I lived in St Clements graveyard for a few weeks, it's the quietest spot in town. It is used as a venue now, was updated with internal plumbing and a new floor around a year ago. They were going to make it into a modern art centre and show naked photos of women, but that got stopped and now it's basically only used for an annual beer festival and some sailor's club thing. I was able to join a group ringing the bells once, who quickly moved their weekly meeting to a different tower. They fixed some of the wall around the back since you visited, but still no benches or bins on that side. River Church is being used quite a lot. Not saturdays, but it's open as a coffee shop through midday midweek and has sunday service.

Wonderful video! I have a friend whose father came to the states from Ipswich and I believe he really enjoyed your video Thank you very much!

@TheWonderingEnglishman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly :) I notice you have Choi in your name? I once had a really good friend whose last name was Choi. We drifted apart in recent years as he moved to China. Many thanks for the watch and I’m glad your friend enjoyed it :)

The castle like building at 31:00 only dates back as far as the 1830’s. It was originally a prison but later became the local council’s headquarters until 2003, who are now in the “tin foil” covered building you saw at the start of video.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

6 ай бұрын

Ahh that makes sense. Did have that look about it! Appreciate the extra insight and thank you for watching and engaging! :)

That hope centre was built in the 90s and was originally an Odeon cinema. The odeon closed because it wasn't easy to get to in comparison to cine world.

i was born and live in ipswich i like your video its really good and fun.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and for also leaving a comment to let me know :). Much more content to come!

Have just come across your videos for the first time. I have ‘liked and subscribed’ and just wanted to say thanks for a great video. As someone who refuses to watch a tell lie vision I find KZread far more informative and entertaining. Appreciated your being awake to other things too! 😉

@TheWonderingEnglishman

Ай бұрын

Thank you kindly Kevin - there’s a few of us out there - just sadly not enough! Appreciated the view, like and sub - in theory it does help this channel grow! Crosser 10k this month and moving closer to 11k and very much intend on producing the content. Best regards, Alex!

@kevin-sk7mt

Ай бұрын

I also sent your video to a neighbour and he enjoyed it too - spread the word 👍😉

i lived in Ipswich when I was a little girl, nice place to live,

Someone else trying to get into church at 32.32

New hope building used to be an Odeon Cinema, so that is why it looks so garish

Good one. Art gallery excellent. Pubs nice touch. Subbed.)

@TheWonderingEnglishman

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Peter :) it’s appreciated!

Very interesting video

@TheWonderingEnglishman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for joining me on the journey! :)

What’s the name of the train you took from London to Ipswich and how much was the commute?

@TheWonderingEnglishman

5 ай бұрын

Hi. Thanks for watching. Trains leave from Liverpool Street every 20-30mins depending on the day. If you search via TrainLine trainline.tp.st/NAh3FhNH - just search London to Ipswich and it will give you an array of options. Departure Station (Liverpool Street Station).

The statue is "Grandma", a character by Carl Giles the cartoonist.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

7 ай бұрын

Doh!

@thecritic7664

7 ай бұрын

There is a Giles Gilbert Scott Statue in Ipswich

im going there today :)

@TheWonderingEnglishman

4 ай бұрын

Enjoy :)

I've never watched any of your videos before, but I definitely have similar views especially regarding architecture. Modernism is a scourge.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

2 ай бұрын

Glad you could join me for this one :) Sadly the modern world is blighted by overpaid architects who seem to have no sense of taste or insight into what their monstrosities do to the people who have to live with their bad ideas.

@NTL578

2 ай бұрын

@@TheWonderingEnglishman Indeed, it's arrogance. 'You just wouldn't get it.' Much like modern art.

Born here in 89 and still here 🤗😁

@TheWonderingEnglishman

3 ай бұрын

I’m glad that Pepe resides in Ipswich :)

@PepeSnow

3 ай бұрын

@@TheWonderingEnglishman ♥️

A lot of inaccuracies and wrong supposition. However some of the videography is good and yes Ipswich is worth visiting. You missed a Norman Foster building and a couple of other jewels in Ipswichs crown.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

7 ай бұрын

Yes apologies. It’s post edit and release do I suddenly realise some of my mistakes. I guess it pays to have a whole production team when making a video on a city. Whereas for my content it is just I. However, I try to learn from each one and I appreciate the ongoing insight!

it's a shame that you missed the ancienthaus, I would love to know if it is still a book shop

@TheWonderingEnglishman

4 ай бұрын

Apologies - I’ve noted should I return :)

@davidbennett4286

Ай бұрын

It is, unfortunately, no longer the Ancient House bookshop, nor has it been for quite a few years. It became a Lakeland kitchen/home goods store (actually quite a decent selection of stuff) but then that closed down as well. These days it is mostly unused but, periodically (2 or 3 times a year) will be used for pop-up stalls when a major market event is taking place around the town. And it is also open on the annual town history day when several historical locations open up to the public.

@gillianmcelroy-addario7423

Ай бұрын

@@davidbennett4286 I lived for the last 30 years in germany, but i can't understand that my sister hasn't said anything, it used to be her favourite shop in town, i hope that they a least keep it good condition, it really was/is a beautiful building

Some nice drone footage there, who shot that :)

@TheWonderingEnglishman

7 ай бұрын

Yes thank you - wanted to reach out but you don't have a contact email on your home page. Think you should add one. If you would like I can give a credit below in the description and give people a way to reach out to you for Enquiries.

The Old Rep, used to be a theatre.

@KnightZ1987

4 ай бұрын

Last I heard it had closed. Is it reopen or is this video old? 😅

@StuartT1981

4 ай бұрын

Have not got a clue, don't live in Ipswich, knowing KZread probably old video.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

4 ай бұрын

@StuartT1981 filmed in 2023

@davidbennett4286

Ай бұрын

@@KnightZ1987 It has been a bar (mostly, ignoring periods between management) for at least the last 25 years. It is currently in a "in business" phase.

As a us air force brat, we lived on tranmere grove, in 1966, rode the double decker to the movies, snacks and return trip for what- 10- 15p?

@TheWonderingEnglishman

2 ай бұрын

I hope those 10-15p return bus rides provided happy memories! What a time to be alive in 1966! :)

@user-eq3qk7vv9h

2 ай бұрын

Yes, i was 8 yrs old.that 10p lasted all day, there and back. I lost sense of american money, shillings,thruppences, and sixpences were my world! 2nd visit in 1975. What a historical place to grow up!

@user-eq3qk7vv9h

2 ай бұрын

And tripping down the cobblestone streets in Edinburgh too! And all the sweets, crisps and ice creams. Thank you for the memories growing up in your country!

As a resident of Ipswich, its safe to say the town is now an eyesore

@ryuhoshi2256

4 ай бұрын

Majority Labour council. Seems the ideology of Labour always destroys things. It’s a state of mind of those who sympathise with communists. democracy.ipswich.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1

Salutări din România 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🇷🇴 orașul ispwich England 🇬🇧🇬🇧😀 este și au fost cu adevărat un medieval pentru urmașii noștri 👑🛎🗿⚱️📜💒🙏

Born an bred in Ipswich it used to be a lovely place not now its a terrible place to live to much knife crime an drug dealers

@TheWonderingEnglishman

4 ай бұрын

The people of Ipswich have to demand more from their Mayor, council and MP.

@adampoulter5240

4 ай бұрын

@TheWonderingEnglishman that will do nothing this all starts at home many kids what carry these knifes an in gangs is because they have no father figures in there life. Boys need to be taught from a very young age to fight an walk away an shake hands afterwards. I don't condone violence in any way shape or form but boys will get into fights its a fact if growing up. Only these days they don't like to fight with there hands they fight with knifes an destroy families.

When i wo's 17 jears old i have spend a vev jears in Ipswich Suffolk England but Not allone White a Englisch Family tougether her Name wo's Keeble there wo's Christel a German Woman dand her husband Donald and her children Peter Sonya and Esther the Last one wo's me girlfriend. We lief in the Burlington Road 23 and latter in Chaucer Road 13.

@JurgenVobiller

2 ай бұрын

But my ex girlfriend are maried now and good the Name of her husband and i dont know her Name so incant get in Kontakt White her.

Ipswich used to be nice now it’s a crime ridden dump and a dead town

@TheWonderingEnglishman

3 ай бұрын

What do you think changed it and brought the crime?

@debramcnicholl3956

3 ай бұрын

@@TheWonderingEnglishman if I said on here the truth I’d be accused of being racist which Iam not but certain cultures ruined Ipswich not all of them are bad .

@TheWonderingEnglishman

3 ай бұрын

I don’t think it’s racist to observe data and facts. The change in Demographics has in my mind brought a change to all communities across the British Isles. Moving away from Homogenous coexistence to a fragmented divided existence which encourages crime to go unchecked and increase. The census is very telling. www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censusareachanges/E07000202/

He doesn't know the difference between 20 cent and 16th century buildings. at least he is aware that the town center is a dump.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate your valuable insight - which 16th Century buildings did I mislabel?

Horrible place. Complete dump.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

4 ай бұрын

Try to see light 💡

Lots of dog whistles only a few minutes in. No thanks.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

5 ай бұрын

My disdain for the mutated flag that has been shoved down the wests throat is emblematic of a dangerous and harmful ideology that denies the rights of certain groups, refuses any debate or adult discussion, and relies on force, threat and deliberate ignorance of the law to prevail. You may note I’m a supporter of the original rainbow flag 🏳️‍🌈 I turn my back on what the flag has now become. Dog Whistles make others think for themselves.

Cut out the homophobic crap and you could be good.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

3 ай бұрын

There’s nothing homophobic about rejecting the cult of the mutated rainbow flag. Plenty of my gay friends reject the current mutation that is all encompassing. The mutated flag is emblematic of a dangerous and harmful ideology that denies the rights of certain groups, refuses any debate or adult discussion, and relies on force, threat and deliberate ignorance of the law to prevail. To ignore this fact is a dangerous path for society to go down.

@Panda-bd5fz

Ай бұрын

@@TheWonderingEnglishmanwhat right do they reject exactly.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

Ай бұрын

@@Panda-bd5fz The first rainbow flag was designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978. It featured eight colors, each with a specific meaning: hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. - The majority of the western world don't have an issue with this one - especially if its behind closed doors and not pushed in the faces of children and the vulnerable. And yet the recent flags as they have mutated have gone much further. The latest Flag (which we witness on Police cars and buildings) is what is termed as the cringy Progress Pride Flag : Designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018, this variant adds a chevron to the classic flag, incorporating black and brown stripes to represent marginalized LGBTQ+ communities, and the colors pink, light blue, and white, which are used in the Transgender Pride Flag. The fact that it brings race into the flag makes it a joke,. It then pushes Trans (a mental illness) and even has the audacity to include Peadophiles with the flag. The majority of Gay men do not want to be associated with a divisive Neo Marxist cult like BLM (something where the race colours came from) they don't want to be associated with peado's and they certainly don't want this chaos rammed down every persons throat 24/7. Hence I call it out on the video and in the above message. You can disagree all you like but I won't tolerate celebrating mental illness, castration of minors or the celebration of Peados.

Lovely video mate. There is a cool bike and travel blogger #freddiedobbs

@TheWonderingEnglishman

7 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly! Ya have checked out - he is doing well with his vids in Tenerife living the life!

@balkanhajduk

7 ай бұрын

@@TheWonderingEnglishman yes, but he is back in Ipswich

@TheWonderingEnglishman

7 ай бұрын

@balkanhajduk ahh I see hence the reference to him.

I grew up in Ipswich through the 60s and 70s it was a hive of activity with bustling shops in the town centre and great engineering factories now all gone. Sad to see it now after years of reconstruction just an empty shell compered to its past. Oh its Town not a City.

@TheWonderingEnglishman

2 ай бұрын

Globalist policies have not been kind to the UK.