Monument record IPS 174 - Church of St Mary-le-Tower, Tower Street, Ipswich, (IAS 0902).
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1641 4469 (60m by 75m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Church, St Mary-le-Tower. Civic church. Nave, chancel, North and South aisles, vestry to N, SW tower and spire over porch. Mostly rebuilt 1850-1870. (IAS 0902) (S1, S4).
Brick lined tomb with surviving gravestones. Post med, found during contractors work. Church itself mainly re-built 1850-70. Nave, chancel, North and south aisles, vestry etc. (S2)
St Mary Le Tower is one of Ipswich’s Domesday churches c. 1086 and the churchyard was the site of the meeting on 29 June 1200 to elect first bailiffs under the term of the borough new charter.The churchyard is mentioned for the first time in the Borough’s recognizance rolls on 5 April 1322. The churchyard in common with all the other churchyards and burial bounds withinthe town of Ipswich was closed for burials on 1 February 1855 under an order in Council issued under the Health of Towns Act 1848. (S3)
[letter, number] refers to mentions in the Suffolk Council Archaeological Service Ipswich Documentary Card index.
H107
St Mary Tower (church), 1279
H78
St Mary Tower Churchyard, 1323
Visible on Speede's Map of 1610, (S6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF22263 Bibliographic reference: Tricker, R. 1982. Ipswich Churches. Tricker R, Ipswich Churches, 1982.
- <S2> SSF55934 Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 0902.
- <S3> SSF55944 Unpublished document: Sommers M. 2013. St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk Ips. SMR ref. IAS 0902 County HER ref. IPS 729. IAS 0902.
- <S4> SSF50068 Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 0902.
- <S5> SSF57771 Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Ipswich Documentary Card index.
- <S6> SSF56223 Cartographic materials: Speede, J.. 1610. Map of Ipswich..
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Aug 11 2017 10:19AM