Archive photos of Tavern Street in Ipswich over the decades

One of the most recognisable landmarks on this road is Sailmakers Shopping Centre- but can you remember a time before it was there?

Here we take a look back at life in Tavern Street in Ipswich throughout the 20th century and at the start of the 21st century.

The view of Tavern Street from the top of a bus in 1905 (Image: Newsquest)

The junction of Tavern Street and Tower Street in the mid 1930s (Image: Newsquest)

Firefighters tackling a blaze in 1932 (Image: Newsquest)

A view of Tavern Street in 1956 (Image: Newsquest)

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A fire at Corders department store in 1966 (Image: Newsquest)

Ridleys (pictured here in the mid 1960s) had a barbers and a restaurant in the basement (Image: Newsquest)

Crowds gathered to see the Queen for the Silver Jubilee in 1977 (Image: Newsquest)

Heavy snow and low temperatures hit the county in 1979 (Image: Newsquest)

Tower Ramparts opened in 1986. It is now Sailmakers Shopping Centre. (Image: Newsquest)Read More: Much-loved Christmas fair at Suffolk farm returning for the first time in five years

A carnival parade in 1989 (Image: Newsquest)

BHS (pictured here in 1995) closed the store on Tavern Street in 2016 (Image: Newsquest)

McDonalds on Tavern Street in 2002 (Image: Newsquest)

Fans waiting to meet Ed Sheeran at HMV in 2011 (Image: Newsquest)