St Mary at the Elms
St Mary at the Elms is a Church of England church in Ipswich, England.[1]
| St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich | |
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 St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich | |
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| 52°3′25.55″N 1°8′59.96″E | |
| 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 | |
| Parish | St Mary at the Elms |
| Deanery | Ipswich |
| Archdeaconry | Ipswich |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Norman Banks (AEO) |
| Priest in charge | Fr John Thackray |
Description
The nave of St Mary at the Elms
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, St Mary at the Elms, Suffolk by Hunter (1912).
The organ is by Hunter and dates from 1912. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[9]
gollark: ++magic py await ctx.send("<:chips:453465151132139521> " * 50)
gollark: ++magic py await ctx.send("<:chips:453465151132139521> " * 80)
gollark: ++magic py await ctx.send("<:chips:453465151132139521> " * 100)
gollark: ++magic py await ctx.send("<:chips:453465151132139521> " * 150)
gollark: ++magic py await ctx.send("<:chips:453465151132139521> " * 200)
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
- 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
- http://npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=J00009
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