Out of the Past - Newspaper article and picture of Debenham & Ipswich passenger & mail coach run by Robert List in the 1890's. , Robert List


Photo Number 2674 DHS11.jpg

Donated by David List From the The List Collection

DHS running item number LC18

From a conversation with David List; It was a day's journey to Ipswich due to the state of the road staying and stabling overnight at The Halberd or The Blue Coat Boy. It wasn't until 1904 ish that the road had improved sufficiently to get there and back the same day. It was the first private regular service into Ipswich  from anywhere. The only other regular service was run by the Great Eastern Railway from Maningtree . I believe this was before or during the construction of the Ipswich railway tunnel .

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