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Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich
Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich

Christchurch Mansion is a stately home in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. A stately home is strictly speaking one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century as well as converted Ipswich ( ˈɪpswɪtʃ is a Non-metropolitan district and the County town of Suffolk, England on the Estuary of the River Orwell Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

The house is surrounded by Christchurch Park, a grand landscaped park featuring many beautiful trees (235 of which were destroyed in the gale force storms of October 1987), rolling lawns and duck pond. Christchurch Park is a 70 acre area of rolling lawns wooded areas and delicately created arboreta in central Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on the night of 15 October to 16 October 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused winds to hit much of The park is around 70 acres in size. The mansion itself houses a collection of pottery and glass, a contemporary art gallery and a collection of paintings by artists including John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough. John Constable ( 11 June 1776 &ndash 31 March 1837 Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 &ndash died 2 August 1788 was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain. There are rooms preserved as past inhabitants would have known them, complete with original items of fine clothing. The mansion is a Grade I listed building[1]. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance

History of Christchurch Mansion

Christchurch Park was originally a monastic ground, with an area of many square miles. During Henry VIIIs dissolution of the monasteries, the monastery was razed to the ground and the land was purchased by Sir Edmund Withipoll, who built the original mansion. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded His granddaughter Elizabeth Withipoll married Leicester Devereux, 6th Viscount Hereford and the mansion passed to the Devereux family. Leicester Devereux 6th Viscount Hereford (1617 &ndash 1 December 1676) was a British Peer. In 1734, Claude Fonnereau purchased the mansion from Price Devereux, 10th Viscount Hereford. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Price Devereux 10th Viscount Hereford (1694 &ndash 1748 was a British Peer. A road next to the park is named after the family.

The next owner of the mansion was Felix Cobbold in 1892, after plans were made public about the demolition of the mansion and using the parkland for housing construction. Felix Thornley Cobbold ( 8 September 1841 &ndash 6 December 1909) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Cobbold opposed these plans, and said to the Corporation of Ipswich that if he purchased the mansion, and they bought the surrounding parkland it would be donated to the people of Ipswich. It took Cobbold three attempts to get the corporation to agree to this, but in February 1895 the mansion was transferred to the town and in April 1895 the corporation purchased the rest of the estate. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Felix Cobbold, among other members of his wealthy family have donated a great deal of land to the people of Ipswich, including Ipswich Racecourse. The Ipswich Racecourse is an area of Ipswich that was formerly a Racecourse.

References

  1. ^ Images of England — details from listed building database (275383)

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