Old Pickerel Foot Bridge, Stowmarket

An early engraving (1837) showing barges and warehouses.

Pickerel Bridge, Stowmarket

River Gipping, Stowmarket

Washing cartwheels by the old Pickerel Bridge

Stowupland Road Stowmarket

Floods near the Pickerel Inn

River Gipping Stowmarket

Navigation Wharf near the Gas Works

River Gipping, Stowmarket

Malthouses and overgrown river.

Station Road Bridge, Stowmarket

River Gipping, Stowmarket

Boats for hire along the river.

Gun Cotton Explosion

Pictures of the aftermath of Gun Cotton Factory explosion in 1871

Gun Gotton Explosion

Pictures of the aftermath of Gun Cotton Factory explosion in 1871

Gun Cotton explosion

Pictures of the aftermath of Gun Cotton Factory Explosion in 1871

Silk Factory

Needham Lock

Last of 3 turf-sided locks

Needham Lock

Hawks Mill in the distance

Needham Lock

The river diverts to the lock and the mill

Hawks Mill

An aerial photo from the 1930’s

Hawks Mill

The earliest image we have from the 1870’s.

Hawks Mill

A complete rebuild in 1884

St Marys Bridge

The original timber bridge next to Hawks Mill

Crown Street Bridge

The original high bridge to allow barge traffic.

Bosmere Mill & Cartlodge

Still in daily use

Bosmere Mill before restoration

Bosmere Mill & Cartlodge

Bosmere Hall

Creeting Mill

Formerly Bosmere No.2

Creeting Mill

Creeting Mill

The Last Lock Keeper (1927)

Samuel, Elsie, Emily & Florence Ward

The last residents of Creeting Mill (1932)

Elsie, Les and Florence Ward

Florence, Les and Elsie Ward

Creeting Lock and Florence Ward

Creeting Mill and Fishermen

Above Baylham Mill & Lock

A hand tinted postcard from around 1900

Baylham Lock

Around 1890

Baylham Lock

Around 1960 and in derelict condition

Baylham Lock (1960)

Baylham (1960)

Baylham Mill

Downstream from Baylham Mill

Shrublands Hall

An engraving by Davy from 1837

Packards barge

Annual Commissioners inspection

Packards barge in Gt Blakenham Lock

Annual Commissioners inspection

Gt Blakenham Lock

Gt Blakenham Lock

Gt Blakenham Lock

Gt Blakenham Mill

Gt Blakenham Mill

Gt Blakenham Mill

Claydon Bridge (1)

Davy engraving 1837

Claydon Bridge (2)

About 1890

Claydon Lock & Bridge

About 1890

Claydon Lock

Paper Mill Lock

Packards loading wharf

Packards works

Packards Works

BramfordLock (01)

Bramford Lock (02)

Barge ‘Trent River’ leaving lock

BramfordLock (03)

Barge ‘Trent River’ leaving lock

BramfordMill (01)

Before the fire

BramfordMill (02)

Before the fire

Bramford Mill (03)

After the fire

Ship Lane Bridge (01)

Our earliest picture

Ship Lane Bridge (02)

Sometimes known as ‘Tea Break’ Bridge

Ship Lane Bridge (03)

After the rebuild

Ship Lane Bridge (04)

Ship Lane Bridge (04)

After the floods of 1939

Bramford Church (01)

An engraving by Davy from 1837

Bramford Church (02)

Ship Lane Bridge and Bramford Mill in the distance

Bramford Church (03)

Boat house in the foreground

A Cottage in Bramford

A Davy engraving from 1837

A view from the Church tower

Bramford Mill and Ship Lane Bridge

Barge above Sproughton Lock

Sproughton Lock (01)

Sproughton Lock (02)

Sproughton Mill

Chantry Lock

Boss Hall viaduct 1901

Preparations to convert from timber to steel

Boss Hall viaduct 1950

Rebuilt in steel

Below Boss Hall

Boats for hire

Below Boss Hall

Packards Barge

Tannery chimney in the distance. Painting by Robert Gallon

Barge ‘Stour’

Virtually identical to the previous painting

Barge ‘Mersey’

Tannery in the background

Barge ‘Yare’

River Gipping and tannery

Tannery of W&AJ Turner in Bramford Road

Tumbling bay (Weir)

Tumbling Bay (Weir)

7 Arch Bridge and Weir

Painting by Thomas Smythe around 1865

7 Arch Bridge

Replaced later by London Road bridge

Handford Bridge

Engraving by Davy in 1837

Handford Sea Lock

Gave access to the tidal River Orwell

Handford Sea Lock

Bridge West of Stoke Bridge

Painting by Robert Burrows in 1847 showing the first railway bridge from Croft Street

Entrance to ‘Alderman Canal’

Originally a feeder to a mill

Barge on Alderman Canal

Power Staion outfall

Cooling water used by the original Ipswich Power Station

Power Station outfall

Warm water preferred by local swimmers

Boating on Alderman Canal

From a hand-tinted postcard

Alderman Canal

Further upstream

Alderman Canal

Head of Alderman Canal

Handford Mill (Oil & Cake)

Head of Canal

Handford Mill (Oil & Cake)

Stoke Bridge (1837)

From an engraving by Davy

Stoke Bridge and barges

Heading down New Cut

Fully laden Barges

Heading down New Cut