St Mary's Church is a
Grade I listed parish church in the
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...
in
Mildenhall, Suffolk
Mildenhall is a market town and civil parish in Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11 and is located north-west of Ipswich, the county town.Ordnance Survey (2006). ''OS Explorer Map 226 - Ely & Newmarket''. . The large Royal Air Force stati ...
.
History
The church is mostly 14th century. Simon Jenkins awarded the church 4 stars in his 'England's Thousand Best Churches'.
Memorials
*
Sir Henry Barton, Lord Mayor of London 1416 and 1428. Cenotaph. South aisle.
*Sir Henry North (d.1620) alabaster tomb chest with effigies of him and his family. South aisle.
*Roger North, d.1651 and Thomasina North, d.1661. Wall tablets
*Sir Henry North (d.1671) . Wall tablet. Chancel arch.
*Sir Henry Warner (d.1617) and Edward Warner, and to Mary Warner (d.1601). Wall tablet. Chancel.
*William Coe (diarist) (d.1729). A floor slab in the vestry.
*Henry Bunbury (d.1722). Wall tablet. South aisle.
*Revd. John Hunt (d.1736). Wall tablet. Chancel.
Parish status
The Parish of Mildenhall is part of the Mildenhall Team Ministry, along with the Parishes of:
*St Mary the Virgin's Church, Barton Mills
*St John's Church, Beck Row with Kenny Hill
*St Laurence & St Peter's Church, Eriswell
*St Andrew's Church, Freckenham
*St Ethelbert's Church, Herringswell
*St James's Church, Icklingham
*St Christopher's Church, Red Lodge
*St Mary & St Andrew's Church, Tuddenham with Cavenham
*St Andrew's Church, Cavenham
*St Peter's Church, West Row
*All Saints' Church, Worlington
Bells
The church has a ring of 10 bells with the largest 8 bells cast at the
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was a business in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. At the time of the closure of its Whitechapel premises, it was the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain. The bell foundry primarily made church bells ...
by Mears & Stainbank between 1887 and 1913. The ring was augmented to 10 with addition of 2 new trebles in 1946 cast by
Gillett & Johnston
Gillett & Johnston was a clockmaker and bell foundry based in Croydon, England from 1844 until 1957. Between 1844 and 1950, over 14,000 tower clocks were made at the works. The company's most successful and prominent period of activity as a be ...
in celebration of peace for the end of the
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. The bells hang in steel & cast iron frame made by Mears & Stainbank and installed at the same time as the bells 4 to 9 were rehung in 1914. The tower is affiliated to the
Suffolk Guild of Ringers.
Organ
The church has a two manual pipe organ dating from 1865 by Father
Henry Willis
Henry Willis (27 April 1821 – 11 February 1901), also known as "Father" Willis, was an English organ player and builder, who is regarded as the foremost organ builder of the Victorian era. His company Henry Willis & Sons remains in busin ...
. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
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Church of England church buildings in Suffolk
Grade I listed churches in Suffolk
Mildenhall, Suffolk