Quadling St/ New Cardinal St junction

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The Ipswich SocietySteeds-0216 Quadling St/ New Cardinal St junction late 1960'sThe building in this view had been occupied for a number of years by John Woods (haulier). It was constructed in the early 1880s as the tramway depot for the town original horse drawn trams which operated from about 1880 to 1901 Proof of its original use were still present when the premises were demolished in readiness for the Cardinal Park development in the form of the original tram tracks still being present. St Francis Tower can be seen in the background and the junction with New Cardinal St on the left. In 2014,if you were standing in this position, you would be on the eastbound carriageway of Grafton Way one way system round the Royal Mail building looking towards KFC and Cineworld cinema from the south east extremity of the Cardinal Park cark park. This Collection was donated by Dr Steeds