St Mary at the Elms is a Church of England church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.[1] Historically it was located in the West ward,[2] but is now in Alexandra ward.
| St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich | |
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 St Mary at the Elms in 2007 | |
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| 52°3′25.55″N 1°8′59.96″E / 52.0570972°N 1.1499889°E | |
| OS grid reference | TM 16060 44541 |
| Location | Ipswich |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic (Forward in Faith) |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Archdeaconry | Ipswich |
| Deanery | Ipswich |
| Parish | St Mary at the Elms |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Norman Banks (AEO) |
| Priest in charge | Fr John Thackray |
Description
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The church has a Norman south doorway. The nave and north aisle are perpendicular gothic.[3] The north chapel and chancel date from 1883.
It is a high Anglican Church and affiliated to Forward in Faith.[4] It houses the statue of Our Lady of Ipswich,[5][6] which is a copy of a statue in Nettuno that was originally in Ipswich[7][8]
In July 2010 it was damaged by fire.[9]
Organ
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The organ is by Hunter and dates from 1912. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[10]
References
edit- ^ Knott, Simon. "Ipswich St Mary Elms". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Simon Knott. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Amor, Nicholas R. (2011). Late Medieval Ipswich : Trade and Industry. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843836735.
- ^ The Buildings of England; Suffolk. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300096484
- ^ St Mary at the Elms Website
- ^ BBC Suffolk report on the shrine in St Mary Elms
- ^ "The Mother of God of Felixstowe". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. in Orthodox England vol. 5 no 2[dead link]
- ^ Shrine of Our Lady of Grace, Ipswich
- ^ Magazine article about the shrines in Ipswich and Nettuno Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ipswich church tower badly damaged by fire and smoke
- ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".
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