Isaacs on the Quay

isaacs on the quay is situated in a group of buildings, parts of which date back to the early 1400s and it is the best example of a merchants house, warehousing and sales room (auction house) in the country. when ipswich was a prosperous trading town, corn, wool and coal were sold from the building. isaac lord purchased the buildings around 1900 and they continued to be used for trading coal and corn until the 1980s. you can still see his name painted on several walls today. john cobbold, known locally due to the tolly cobbold brewery, also once lived in the isaac lord house. the grade i and ii listed warehouse has been lovingly restored and converted to a bar, restaurant and private function facility. although it is now one of ipswich waterfront’s most popular venues for drinking, dining and celebrating, there are many original features throughout the building and many pieces of equipment used during the building’s long and industrious past are still on display today. so next time you