Grundisburgh

Grundisburgh is a village of more than 1500 residents situated in eastern Suffolk situated six miles from Ipswich. Flowing through the village are the rivers Lark and Fynn. The village has a primary school, Church of England church and Baptist Chapel.

Buildings of note

St Mary's Church is the largest place of worship in the village and is of the Church of England denomination. The earliest parts of St Mary's Church date from approximately 1300 but as a building it was extended in the 15th Century with the addition of a clestory. The second expansion of the church came in 1527 when local salter Thomas Wall built - or renovated - the Lady Chapel. The most iconic part of the church is the 18th Century brick tower built between 1731 and 1732 at the bequest of Robert Thinge, who has a plaque in the tower. It can be claimed that are three towers of St Mary's Church, the current 18th Classical era tower, the original 14th Century flint tower and the 19th Century plan to clad the brickwork in flint and top the tower with a spire. Within the church itself is a fine Suffolk hammerbeam roof and a rare mural of St Christopher dating from the 14th Century, which is the largest of its type in the county.

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