In pictures: Town's airport 30 years after closure

It has been 30 years since Ipswich's very own airport closed for good, having facilitated the journeys of passengers to the likes of Manchester, Amsterdam and even Clacton.

The Ipswich Municipal Aerodrome – as it was known - was officially opened in 1930 by the then Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, six years before he was crowned king.

Located on land near the River Orwell, the £13,245 airfield was used by the Air Ministry during World War Two before returning to a commercial operation.

In 1996, the complex was delicensed by Ipswich Borough Council, with the final aircraft leaving in 1998, before the some of the site was redeveloped for housing.

Angelika Voss, from the Ipswich Airport Association, worked at the airport, initially starting out in the control tower before becoming deputy manager.

On Saturday, she helped organise an exhibition at the Ipswich Transport Museum, boasting archive photos, newspaper clippings and aviation memorabilia.

She told the BBC it was important to keep the memory of the airport, which protesters fought in vain to keep open, alive.

"It was opened in 1930 and there were articles in the press then saying what a wonderful new thing it was and how it would really put Ipswich on the map.

"I think everybody has fond memories and I think that memory should just be preserved."

Three decades on from its closure, here are seven photos of what Prince Edward once described as "one of the finest" aerodromes in the country.

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