East of Ipswich #3: Rus in Urbe

I came across this clipping which was framed in my holiday cottage.

It was written by Iain Mathieson and presumably published in some local paper at some indeterminate time.

It was presumably a response to the review of the cooking at 'The Crown' hotel below.


Here's the full text which I transcribed. It may be of interest to those who are studying the impact of gentrification / second home ownership / tourism...


Further information on this letter and the context would be welcome

Image: Alan Parkinson and shared under CC license.

The name of the post comes from a film made by and written by Michael Palin, who holidayed in the town as a child.

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