Chantry Park is a park located west of Ipswich town centre, in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is the largest park in Ipswich and extends over 124 acres. Chantry Park was opened to the public on 17 May 1928 and was designated a Conservation Area in 2005.[1]
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  Chantry Park Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 0.50181 km2 (0.19375 sq mi) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Chantry Park itself is Grade II listed park,[2] and it contains three Grade II listed structures:[3] The Chantry[4] and the gate house and entrance gatepiers (which share a listing).[5]
The Chantry edit
The Chantry is a large mansion built in the eighteenth century, and substantially altered in the nineteenth century. At one time the mansion was the home of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly, a prominent lawyer, politician and judge, who sat as Member of Parliament for the Ipswich constituency.[4]
The Chantry now houses a Brainkind neurological care centre, caring for people aged 18 and over with a range of neurological conditions.
Events edit
In 1934, Chantry Park hosted that year's Royal Agricultural Show, organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of England.[6]
From 23 to 26 August 2019[7] around 160,000 people attended Ed Sheeran's ÷ Tour.[8] After the shows, work to partly restore the park began on 2 September 2019.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Chantry Park". Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Chantry Park". Historic England. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Chantry Park Ipswich". Event Travel. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "The Chantry". Historic England. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Gate House And Entrance Gatepiers To Chantry Park". Historic England. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Catchpole, Cyril (1934). "Royal Show in Suffolk". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Chantry Park" (PDF). Ed Sheeran. Retrieved 23 September 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Ed Sheeran's Ipswich show 'might be the last loop pedal gig'". BBC News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Ed Sheeran: Ipswich faces weeks of roadworks after park gigs". BBC News. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
External links edit
- "Chantry Park conservation area appraisal and management plan" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 18 January 2024.