Letter to the Editor

St Matthews Street paint job from James Empson, founding owner 1964 of Anglia Cameras, for many years at 15-15a St Matthews Street.

When I arrived in Ipswich in 1964 this ‘beautiful' 1960s brutalism was just being built. I watched its demise over the decades - but where is the town council now? I was chastised for putting a very small sign at first floor level and had to remove it (in the days of Bob Kindred MBE!). I look forward to the next issue of The Ipswich Society Newsletter to see if any action has been taken…