St Mary at the Elms is a Church of England church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Historically it was located in the West ward, but is now in Alexandra ward.
Description
The church has a Norman south doorway. The nave and north aisle are perpendicular gothic.The Buildings of England; Suffolk. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. The north chapel and chancel date from 1883.
It is a high Anglican Church and affiliated to Forward in Faith.St Mary at the Elms Website It houses the statue of Our Lady of Ipswich,BBC Suffolk report on the shrine in St Mary Elms in Orthodox England vol. 5 no 2 which is a copy of a statue in Nettuno that was originally in IpswichShrine of Our Lady of Grace, IpswichMagazine article about the shrines in Ipswich and Nettuno
In July 2010 it was damaged by fire.Ipswich church tower badly damaged by fire and smoke
Organ
The organ is by Hunter and dates from 1912. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
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