St Nicholas' Church, Ipswich
# St Nicholas' Church, Ipswich

St Nicholas' Church, Ipswich is a medieval church in Ipswich. It is currently used by the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich as a conference centre and is adjacent to the diocesan offices, and the bishops' offices. The church dates from 1300 and was substantially refitted in 1849. The fifteenth century tower was rebuilt in 1886.

## St Nicholas Parish

St Nicholas was a parish church and in the late medieval times this parish was part of Ipswich south ward, along with the parish of St Peters.

## Bells

The church has a ring of 5 bells all but the 2nd were cast by Henry Pleasant of Sudbury in 1706. The second was cast by Miles I Graye of Colchester in 1630. All 5 bells hang in oak frame dating from c.1706.

Bells of St Nicholas', Ipswich :

| Bell | Date | Note | Diameter | Founder | Weight | Weight | Weight |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bell | Date | Note | Diameter | Founder | long measure | lb | kg |
| Treble | 1706 | Eb | 27.50 in (69.9 cm) | Henry Pleasant | 4 long cwt 2 qr | 500 | 230 |
| 2nd | 1630 | Db | 28.38 in (72.1 cm) | Miles I Graye | 4 long cwt 3 qr | 530 | 240 |
| 3rd | 1706 | C | 30.31 in (77.0 cm) | Henry Pleasant | 5 long cwt 1 qr | 590 | 270 |
| 4th | 1706 | Bb | 34.63 in (88.0 cm) | Henry Pleasant | 7 long cwt 1 qr | 810 | 370 |
| Tenor | 1706 | Ab | 39.38 in (100.0 cm) | Henry Pleasant | 10 long cwt | 1,100 | 500 |

## Notable people buried in St Nicholas' graveyard

* Peyton Ventris (1645 – 1691), judge and politician.
