Nominal: 919 Hz Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 33" Bell 1 of 7
Founded by John Darbie 1662
Dove Bell ID: 3578 Tower ID: 13732 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Ipswich: St Mary at the Quay
Overview
Grid reference: TM 165 440
The exterior of the building is faced with knapped flint in the characteristic East Anglian style. The somewhat severe west tower is of five stages with diagonal buttresses to the western angles. Just above the base of the tower is a band of decoration, consisting of flushwork on the west and incised quatrefoil motifs on the north and south.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Chancel, nave, aisles with,eastern chapels, south porch and a west tower 73 feet high. The 18th century wooden cupola which once surmounted the tower was removed after the second war.
Description of Archaeology and History
The church was formerly appropriated to the Austin Priory of Saints Peter and Paul, and rebuilt in 1448 with the help of a bequest by one Richard Gowty. The church was restored in the 18th century (the rainwater heads are dated 1741), a large vestry was added in 1882 and the whole building was again restored in 1901.
Exterior Description
The exterior of the building is faced with knapped flint in the characteristic East Anglian style. The somewhat severe west tower is of five stages with diagonal buttresses to the western angles. Just above the base of the tower is a band of decoration, consisting of flushwork on the west and incised quatrefoil motifs on the north and south. Over the west door runs a second band of flushwork from which depends a square label with stops in the form of lions couchant. The tall two-light window of the ringing chanber sits directly on top of the second band of flushwork and rises to the top of the second stage. The bell chamber has on each face a pair of narrow, two-light louvred windows with "Y" tracery, and the topmost stage, above the belfrey rise to an embattled parapet and has two horizontal bands of flushwork.
The elevations of nave, and aisles are also, characteristically East Anglian with plain parapets and a large window area. The clerestory windows, eight on each side are of two lights with Perpendicular tracery under a four-tentred head. The aisles have much larger windows of three lights, with Perpendicular tracery. The porch at the west end of the south aisle has a moulded and pointed doorway with a label and stops and at the external angles of the porch are small stepped diagonal buttresses. At the east end of both aisles is a one-bay chapel extension which is slightly taller than the aisle. Both of the chapels have wide four-light Perpendicular windows but that on the south side is blocked. There is a small chancel with a four-light window in the east wall.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the church has been stripped of most of its ecclesiastical fittings, apart from a simple altar and a number of wall-monuments. The nave is of four bays-having quatrefoil piers with fillets and elegant moulded arches. Undoubtedly the finest feature of the interior is the nave roof which is a double hammerbeam with carved wall-posts and braces to the hammer-beams. The roof was mutilated at the Reformation and repaired after the Second World War, but it still remains a good example of the type. The chancel roof is a simpler single hammberbeam, and the rafters have been boarded and painted. The glazing of the windows is all modern.
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
Clock with cast iron with plate and spacer frame located in tower.
Bells
Weight: 392 lbs Diameter: 24.94" Bell 2 of 7
Founded by Thomas Gardiner 1739
Dove Bell ID: 26182 Tower ID: 13732 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 1358 Hz Weight: 420 lbs Diameter: 25.57" Bell 3 of 7
Founded by John Darbie 1663
Dove Bell ID: 26183 Tower ID: 13732 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1232 Hz Weight: 476 lbs Diameter: 27.07" Bell 4 of 7
Founded by John Darbie 1663
Dove Bell ID: 26184 Tower ID: 13732 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: turned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1155 Hz Weight: 560 lbs Diameter: 28.69" Bell 5 of 7
Founded by Miles I Graye 1613
Dove Bell ID: 26185 Tower ID: 13732 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 1044 Hz Weight: 616 lbs Diameter: 30.82" Bell 6 of 7
Founded by Pack & Chapman 1775
Dove Bell ID: 26186 Tower ID: 13732 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Weight: 103 lbs Diameter: 16" Bell 7 of 7
Founded by James Bartlet
Dove Bell ID: 26187 Tower ID: 13732 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TM 165 440
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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