St Mary at the Elms
| St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich | |
|---|---|
 St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich | |
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| 52°3′25.55″N 1°8′59.96″W / 52.0570972°N 1.1499889°W | |
| Location | Ipswich |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| 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 |
St Mary at the Elms is a Church of England church in Ipswich, England.[1]
Description
The church has a Norman south doorway. The nave and north aisle are perpendicular gothic.[2] The north chapel and chancel date from 1883.
It is a high Anglican Church and affiliated to Forward in Faith.[3] It houses the statue of Our Lady of Ipswich,[4][5] which is a copy of a statue in Nettuno that was originally in Ipswich[6][7]
In July 2010 it was damaged by fire.[8]
Organ
The organ is by Hunter and dates from 1912. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[9]
References
- ^ St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich - Church of England
- ^ 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 2012-09-07. 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
- ^ Ipswich church tower badly damaged by fire and smoke
- ^ http://npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=J00009
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