There was a church here in 1200 but this church is completely Victorian. As usual with town churches it's difficult to get a photo of the whole thing.
This is the reason for this church being in the 100 treasures book. It's the memorial for William Smart who was MP for Ipswich when he died in 1599. The memorial is an oil painting on wood showing a panorama of Ipswich at the time and the words are an Acrostic of what can be seen each starting with the letters in WILLIAM SMART. Because all the lights were on I couldn't get a head on photo as there was too much reflection.
Visible landmarks include 8 churches, a monastery, a mill and the river.
View down this wide church to the altar
Beautiful stained glass everywhere so I don't know why I only took one photo. You can see all the other windows in their glory HERE.
There are angels and saints on the choir stalls
There is a grand gilded altar piece dating from 1895
On columns are wrought iron stands to hold the Mayors mace and sword during a service
It was good to be able to visit and see what was here as usually the gates are locked so you can't even get into the churchyard.
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Sue
Morning Sue, what a beautiful church, I do really enjoy your church outings.
ReplyDeleteI was pleased to finally get inside this town centre church after finding it all locked up before
DeleteMe too, what a joy to see the insides of these beautiful churches. This was a delight, the stained glass windows were stunning.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I only photographed one window
DeleteA very grand church - nice to wander around these places. The stained glass windows are so beautiful when the light streams through.
ReplyDeleteThis one is so different from the last one you featured. Looks to be well used.
ReplyDeleteIncredible font.
ReplyDeleteAwe inspiring, and even more so in its day when the congregation would not see so much colour and images. Why these days does everything we construct have to be so functional?
ReplyDeleteWow - that font . . . wonderfully aged.
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Not about the church but about your previous entry on Ipswich and the number of empty shops in the town centre. Wherever you go, empty shops and closing down shops in medium to small towns have been become a fact of life, an inevitable consequence of on line sales, Roderick
ReplyDeleteWonderful church! I love seeing your visits to all of them.
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
The William Smart memorial fascinated me. I found a good photo here https://www.1066.co.nz/Mosaic%20DVD/News/March%202018/march23/Dsc00459.jpg.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful church, Sue. The aisle looks a nice and long for a bride to walk down. Unfortunately the church where I got married has replaced the perfectly good pews with chairs, I was so upset! I really enjoy your church visits. I know you said this one was previously shut, but are they generally open?
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