Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, IPSWICH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1181491
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, IPSWICH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1181491
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, IPSWICH ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, IPSWICH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gosbeck
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 15062 55622
Details
GOSBECK IPSWICH ROAD TM 15 NE 4/64 Church of St Mary 9.12.55
- II*
Parish church, medieval, with restorations of 1848 and 1883. Nave, chancel, south-west tower/porch and vestry to north of chancel. Flint rubble with freestone dressings. Machine-made plaintiles with parapet gable at chancel, concrete plaintiles to nave. Long-and-short quoining to east end of nave, possibly of C10 or Cll. The plain round-arched north doorway and nearby slit window are perhaps contemporary. Late C14 or early C15 tower with moulded doorway, and ogee-headed and labelled niche above; the inner doorway has its original plank door; the parapets have flushwork panelling and pinnacles. Restored mid C14 west window with net-tracery. A plaque on the north external wall states "The Vestry and Chancel rebuilt 1848"; the former was rebuilt using a Y-traceried C14 window, and medieval rubble walling remains at the base. The chancel is in the style of c.1300, but perhaps entirely rebuilt. Nave roof of c.1500 or early C16: 5 bays of simple moulded hammerbeam trusses with arch-braced collars and short kingposts. At the base of the tower is an iron-bound door. Five panels with painted tracery from a C15 rood screen are mounted on the chancel wall. An arcaded oak pulpit of c.1620, almost reconstructed 1883.
Listing NGR: TM1506255622
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279683
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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