Christchurch Mansion Ipswich England

In 1536 Cardinal Wolsey was looking for money to build his New College at Ipswich (now Ipswich School) and he decided to close Christchurch Priory and use its money for the College. It is said that this project gave Henry VIII the idea of closing down all the monasteries in England and using their lands and wealth for the Crown.

In 1546 the Christchurch Estate was sold for £2,000 to a prominent London merchant, Paul Withypoll and his son Edmund. Edmund pulled down the Priory and used much of the stone to build Christchurch Mansion.

Queen Elizabeth the First visited the Park in 1561 and 1579.

The Devereux family, who owned the land here from 1642 –1732.

Claude Fonnereau purchased the Christchurch estate in 1735.

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