Christchurch Mansion
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Christchurch Mansion is a substantial Tudor brick mansion house built in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, by Edmund Withypoll around 1548–1550. The Grade I listed building is located within Christchurch Park and sits by the southern gates close to the town centre of Ipswich. The mansion belonged to various noble families throughout its history but was purchased by the Ipswich Borough Council in 1884. Since 1885, the building has been used as a museum and is today run by the municipally run Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service (CIMS) organisation. The museum's rooms are preserved as past inhabitants would have known them, complete with original items such as furniture, fine clothing and children's toys. The museum also holds a collection of paintings by renowned local artists including John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough. The Mansion is free to enter and booking is not required.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | castle | Framlingham Castle | castle, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Parham Hall | house, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1069 | Colchester Castle | castle, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1165 | Orford Castle | castle, archaeological site, historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1540 | Landguard Fort | castle, local museum, fort, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | garden | Parham House | garden, country house | Wikidata | |
| site | garden | 1960 | Beth Chatto Gardens | garden | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 493rd Bomb Group Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Albert Hall | art museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Boxted Airfield Museum | local museum, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Brightlingsea Museum | charitable organization, local museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Castle House | art museum, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Christchurch Mansion | historic house museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter | air-raid shelter, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Harwich Lifeboat Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Harwich Redoubt | redoubt, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Hollytrees Museum | house, local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ipswich Transport Museum | transport museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Lanman Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Lavenham Guildhall | local museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum | aviation museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Melford Hall | war memorial, mansion, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mid-Suffolk Light Railway | heritage railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Naze Tower Museum | local museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | St John's Abbey Gate, Colchester | history museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | The Red Feather Club 95th Bomb Group Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Walton Maritime Museum | maritime museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum | museum, mill, tide mill | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1700 | Gainsborough's House | historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1846 | Ipswich Museum | art museum, natural history museum, local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1956 | The Minories | museum, building | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1958 | Lightvessel 18 | lightvessel, museum ship, preserved watercraft | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1958 | Natural History Museum, Colchester | church building, museum, building, natural history museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1961 | The Munnings Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1967 | Food Museum | charitable organization, local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1974 | Easton Farm Park | museum, agricultural theme park | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1975 | Felixstowe Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1979 | Sue Ryder Foundation Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1980 | Harwich Maritime Museum | maritime museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1981 | 390th Bombardment Group Memorial Air Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1981 | Parham Airfield Museum | museum, independent museum, aviation museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1982 | The Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1982 | Woodbridge Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1988 | HMS Ganges Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1996 | Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1998 | Military Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2003 | Bawdsey Radar | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2004 | Saxmundham Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2005 | Sudbury Heritage Centre & Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2007 | Bentwaters Cold War Museum | military museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2011 | Firstsite | movie theater, art museum, arts center | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2021 | Harwich Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Christchurch-Mansion | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Snowy Christchurch mansion to ENTER | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Christchurch Mansion up close & personal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Summertime at Christchurch Mansion | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich | Commons | ||




