Church of St Mary-at-the-Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk

Address: Foundation Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1BU
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A Medieval dockside church

This Medieval church lies next to Ipswich’s regenerated quayside. It was built, or perhaps rebuilt, between 1450 and 1550.

Elegant Perpendicular windows bathe the interior – and its handsome arcades – with light.

The wonderful Medieval double hammerbeam roof in the nave (one of the earliest of its type) has carved figures of apostles, other worthies and less formal images in the spandrels.

There is also a handsome octagonal 15th-century font.

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Road directions

Junction of Key Street and Foundation Street, south east of town centre, near the docks

Public transport information

Nearest railway station: Ipswich (0.7 miles)

OS Reference No.

TM 166 442

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Useful information

Why not make your visit more enjoyable and informed by finding out more about this church and the CCT before you visit?

You can download a range of publications below including the relevant county guide, and any walk round guides we have for this church.









PDF iconSuffolk County Guide (PDF, 4.85mb)

This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches CCT cares for in Suffolk. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.

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Church of St Mary-at-the-Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk

Keyholder

If the access information for this church is listed as 'Keyholder nearby', this means that the key is kept by one of our invaluable volunteer 'keyholders', who usually live just a short walk from the church and can give visitors the key; sometimes this is a nearby hotel, pub, library, art gallery or other venue. You will find instructions explaining how to get the key when you arrive at the church.

Disabled access

There is a small step but a ramp is in place which is accessible from the pavement.

Facilities

Due to the historic nature of our buildings, only a very small number of them have heating or running water meaning that they can be cold, and very rarely have toilet facilities. The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor. We do apologise for any inconvenience the lack of facilities may cause.