Ipswich Historic Churches Trust

The Ipswich Historic Churches Trust is a charitable trust set up to preserve redundant mediaeval churches of historical and architectural value in Ipswich in the county of Suffolk, England.

Churches

Established in 1979, the trust currently maintains five churches, which are used for a variety of purposes:

St [Lawrence Church, Ipswich|St Lawrence Church], housing the oldest ring of bells
St Clement's Church, formerly a mariners' church
St Peter's Church, housing a Tournai font
St Nicholas' Church, where Cardinal Wolsey worshipped as a child
St Stephen's Church, Ipswich, the town's smallest mediaeval church

The local historian and former headmaster of Ipswich School, John Blatchly, was chairman of the trust from 1994 until his death in 2015 and led much of the conservation and repair work.