shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited Kingdom

in the centre of Ipswich, a short walk from the Wet Dock

Portman Road

Name: Portman Road — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a working-town ground that has not moved since 1884.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“Portman Road has been the home of Ipswich Town since 1884, longer than most grounds in English football. It sits in the middle of Ipswich, a short walk from the river and the Suffolk dock. The two statues at the gates: Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson. Both managed Town, both managed England, both shaped the place permanently.

from the studio

— bring it home

Portman Road, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Portman Road

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Portman Road is a football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, in the east of England, and the home of Ipswich Town Football Club. The ground sits between Portman Road itself and Sir Alf Ramsey Way, within ten minutes' walk of Ipswich railway station and the Wet Dock on the River Orwell. Current capacity is about 30,000 across four stands, after redevelopment of the North and South stands in 2001 and 2002 took the ground to its present shape.

— informed by Wikipedia — Portman Road

— the year

The club moved to Portman Road in 1884 and turned professional in 1936. The two managers commemorated in bronze at the gates each led the club to a league title: Alf Ramsey in 1962, Bobby Robson with the 1981 UEFA Cup, before going on to manage England. Ipswich returned to the Premier League in 2024 after a 22-year absence, and Portman Road has hosted top-flight football again for the first time since 2002.

— informed by Wikipedia — Ipswich Town F.C.

— the visit

Matchday entry is at the four corner turnstiles around the ground, and pre-match drinking concentrates along Portman Road and Princes Street. The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand runs along the road of the same name and houses the away end. Stadium tours run on selected non-matchdays and include the players' tunnel, the dressing rooms, and the directors' box; bookings go through the club. The ground is roughly five minutes on foot from Ipswich rail station.

— informed by Ipswich Town FC — Stadium Tours

— where

United Kingdom · Ipswich, Suffolk

— position

52.0550° N · 1.1450° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km S

Ipswich Waterfront

wet dock

1 km E

Ipswich Town Hall

Victorian civic building

1 km N

Christchurch Park

Tudor park

Portman Road

Ipswich Waterfront

Ipswich Town Hall

Christchurch Park

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Portman Road — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Portman Road is in central Ipswich, Suffolk, in the east of England, about five minutes on foot from Ipswich railway station and ten from the Wet Dock on the River Orwell.

Ipswich Town has played at Portman Road since 1884, making it one of the longest continually used football grounds in England. The current four-stand configuration dates to redevelopment in 2001 and 2002.

Portman Road holds about 30,000 across the Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby Robson, Cobbold, and Magnus Group stands. It is the largest football ground in East Anglia.

Sir Alf Ramsey, who led Ipswich to the league title in 1962 and England to the World Cup in 1966, and Sir Bobby Robson, who managed Ipswich to the 1981 UEFA Cup and later managed England.

Ipswich Town returned to the Premier League for the 2024-25 season after 22 years away, bringing top-flight football back to Portman Road for the first time since 2002.

— about the piece in your home

Yes, particularly one with a long memory of the ground. The piece treats Portman Road as a place rather than a logo, which lands well with supporters who grew up walking to matches.

The tile reads in English Heritage, pub-modern, and Industrial-warm rooms. It sits comfortably in a study, a snug, or a hallway with darker walls and warm wood.

Yes, with a quieter edge. The current direction in sports interiors has moved away from kit-and-pennant clutter toward one well-chosen art piece anchoring the room.

A single Large works above a console or desk. For a sofa wall, a 4-tile Mural carries the four-stand shape of the ground. A 9-tile Mural anchors a games room.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and shrug off steam and splash. Glossy is reserved for dry-wall display.

A microfibre cloth, dry or lightly damp. No abrasives, no household sprays. The colour lives inside the ceramic surface, so normal use does not wear it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and finished in our Knoxville studio, not licensed in from a third party.

— if this one stayed with you