Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 April 1988. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich MP: Jack Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 April 1988
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Bartholomew, Newton Road, IP3 8HQ
OS grid reference
TM 180 438
Coordinates
52.05016, 1.17939
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Bartholomew is a parish church built in 1896, designed by Charles Spooner. It is constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings and features a plain tile roof. The church has a nave with aisles and a chancel that share a single roof. The western entrance is marked by a projecting porch situated between two very deep gabled buttresses, topped with a copper lean-to roof. The central doorway features a triple chamfered and moulded arch with double doors. Above the doorway is a large seven-light window set within a deeply chamfered, pointed arched surround, complete with a hood mould and label stops. The gable above showcases ashlar diaper work. The aisles are adorned with three pairs of pointed arched windows, separated by buttresses. The eastern gable wall boasts a large, elaborate circular window with double mandala-shaped tracery. Inside, the church has three bay nave arcades with double chamfered and moulded arches that transition into octagonal piers with moulded bases. A contemporary marble pulpit is also present, and the eastern circular window features Art Nouveau stained glass.

Local climate

Church of St Bartholomew sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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