St Margaret's Church is a medieval church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It was built in around 1300 by the Augustinian canons of the adjacent Priory of the Holy Trinity to cater for the increasing population.[1] The building and much of the congregation was located just outside the ramparts to the north of medieval Ipswich.
| St Margaret's Church, Ipswich | |
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| St Margaret's Church, Ipswich | |
 St Margaret's Church as seen from St Margaret's Green | |
.svg)  St Margaret's Church, Ipswich Location in Suffolk | |
| 52°03′47″N 1°09′27″E / 52.06318°N 1.15742°E | |
| OS grid reference | TM 166 441 |
| Location | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Margaret's Church, Ipswich |
| History | |
| Founded | c.1300 |
| Dedication | St Margaret of Antioch |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 19 December 1951 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Perpendicular Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Flint with stone dressings |
The building dates from the 15th century, but the tower was rebuilt in the 19th century.[2]
Architectural features edit
Roof edit
The hammerbeam roof dates from the fifteenth century, but a number of paintings were added in the late seventeenth century following the Glorious Revolution.[2]
Church organ edit
The organ was bought in 1981.[3] It had previously been installed in Holy Trinity Church, Bedford, but this church had become redundant in 1974.[4] It was originally installed J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1859.[3] The organ was originally tuned to the Old Philharmonic pitch (A452.5). However this was deflated to the current ISO 16 Stuttgart pitch when the organ was cleaned and repaired in 2012–3.[3]
Gallery edit
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St. Margaret's Church, 1977 -
Wedding in 1989 -
View from Christchurch Park, 2009 -
Winter view later that year -
The nave in 2020
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Patronage edit
The Simeon Trustees have held the patronage of St Margaret's for a number of years.[5] In 1867 they appointed Samuel Garratt as minister of the church.[6]
Incumbents edit
The following people were incumbents of St Margarets since the abolition of the Priory of the Holy Trinity until 1994.[7]
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References edit
- ^ Woodings, Ann; Hampson, David; Evans, David (2017). St Margaret's Church, Ipswich. Ipswich: St Margaret's PCC.
- ^ a b Knott, Simon. "St Margaret, Ipswich". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Simon Knott. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Evans, David (2013). The History and Specifications of St Margaret's Church Ipswich. Ipswich: St Margaret's PCC.
- ^ "Bedford - Trinity Church". The Virtual Library. Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Our Parishes". Simeon's Trustees and Hyndman's Trustees. Simeon's Trustees and Hyndman's Trustees. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Obituary Canon Garratt". Times (22 March 1906): 11. 1906. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Northeast, Peter. "A list of the known incumbents of St Margaret's Church" (PDF). St Margaret's Church, Ipswich. St Margaret's Church, Ipswich. Retrieved 11 September 2023.