the orwell bridge
the orwell bridge
29th January 2020
Having worked in Ipswich in the late 1990's I became quite familiar with it on my daily journey. Opened in December 1982 it completed the much needed bypass around Ipswich and the relentless heavy traffic bound for Felixstowe docks no longer rumbled through the town centre.
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I needed a starting point for my project and this geographically being the furthest east seemed the natural place to start. I had never ventured off the well trodden path of the A14 and had no idea you could access the base of this majestic structure.
For some reason unknown to man, I am drawn to the delights of Brutalist Concrete Architecture and these pillars and posts really 'floated my boat' and form the main part of this set of photographs.
It was a bright and chilly winters afternoon when I visited this site just east of Wherstead in Suffolk and with the sun setting in the west a lovely golden glow was cast over the bridge brightening up the cold grey concrete and creating some warm reflections in the River Orwell.
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The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
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To view the full size images click and scroll through the gallery.
29th January 2020
Having worked in Ipswich in the late 1990's I became quite familiar with it on my daily journey. Opened in December 1982 it completed the much needed bypass around Ipswich and the relentless heavy traffic bound for Felixstowe docks no longer rumbled through the town centre.
​
I needed a starting point for my project and this geographically being the furthest east seemed the natural place to start. I had never ventured off the well trodden path of the A14 and had no idea you could access the base of this majestic structure.
For some reason unknown to man, I am drawn to the delights of Brutalist Concrete Architecture and these pillars and posts really 'floated my boat' and form the main part of this set of photographs.
It was a bright and chilly winters afternoon when I visited this site just east of Wherstead in Suffolk and with the sun setting in the west a lovely golden glow was cast over the bridge brightening up the cold grey concrete and creating some warm reflections in the River Orwell.
​
The images below capture both the stark industrial concrete structure and the rural location on the banks of the River Orwell.
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To view the full size images click and scroll through the gallery.
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HALSTEAD TOWN v FC CLACTON
Saturday 8th October - Kick Off 3.00pm ​It was not quite 60’s style, when teams would play each other on Christmas Day with the reverse fixture on Boxing Day, but as near as you’ll get in this day and age when Clacton who played host to Halstead last week made the 30 mile journey for the return fixture the next week. Before the match, the Halstead U15 Girls team held a fun training session in front of the stand and then formed a guard of honour to clap the teams onto the pitch. ​On what was a sunny Autumn afternoon the teams picked up where they had left off last week and in what was a keenly contested opening 30 minutes in which Clacton had the better chances, Halstead against the run of play hit Clacton on the break and took the lead with a well worked goal. For the first time in several matches Halstead went in leading at half time. ​Clacton started the second half like they meant business and after some sustained pressure got a well deserved equaliser. They continued to press Halstead and 10 minutes later after a scramble in the box Halstead conceded a penalty for handball which was competently put away, sending keeper Jack Cherry the wrong way. ​Halstead made a couple of substitutions and pressed for an equaliser, and did have the ball in the net which was disallowed for offside, but Clacton held firm and deservedly took home all 3pts. ​As with Nottingham Forest (my home town team) it would be fair to say that Halstead are finding life in a higher league more than a challenge, but I have every confidence that both will still nee playing their football at that level next season. ​Essex Senior League - Premier Division Milbank Stadium, Halstead Halstead Town 1 -2 FC Clacton Admission - £7 (£3 concessions) Programme - £1.00 Cheeseburger & Tea - £4.00 Att 243
























