A rainy Sunday visit to the Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich turned up a gem like this painting by Russell Sidney Reeve. It dates from the very early forties and nowadays we find it hard to imagine the tranquillity of the passengers. We daren’t say what kind of coach this is. Perhaps a Bedford Waveny, as this type of coach was commonly used on the Felixstowe to Ipswich route?

oil on canvas; reproduction courtesy Ipswich Borough Council Museums and Galleries

February 12, 2005