Art Guide Christchurch Mansion and Wolsey Art Gallery, Ipswich

Christchurch Mansion and Wolsey Art Gallery, Ipswich

Christchurch Park, Ipswich, IP4 2BE, (map)
Telephone: 01473 433544

See also: East Anglia

Background information
A fine Tudor house set in parkland. Period rooms displayed in styles from 16th to 19th century. Outstanding collections of furniture, china, clocks and glass. The Suffolk Artists Gallery shows paintings by Gainsborough and other Suffolk arts. The attached Wolsey Art Gallery shows a lively programme of contemporary exhibitions.

Catalogue of works available online at <http://www.thepcf.org.uk>

General information
Facilities: Shop, Tours, Lectures
Admission: FREE ; April to October; 10.000-5.00 Tuesday to Saturday and 2.30-4.30 Sunday; November to March - closes at 4.10. Closed Good Friday, 24-26 December and 1 January. Open most Bank Holidays Mondays
How to find us: M25, A12 to Ipswich. From Ipswich Station to Town Centre - Christchurch Mansion is 5 minute walk away. Ipswich

Particularly interesting for Notable Buildings Furniture and Woodwork Miniatures Paintings

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Highlights of the Collection

Clough, Prunella Sweetpack , 1988

Collier, John A Glass of Wine with Cesare Borgia

Constable, John Golding Constable's Flower Garden

Constable, John Golding Constable's Kitchen Garden ; Golding Constable's Kitchen Garden

Constable, John Willy Lott's House, Flatford ; Willy Lott's House, Flatford

Gainsborough, Thomas A Country Cart Crossing the Ford

Gainsborough, Thomas A View near the Coast ; A View near the Coast

Gainsborough, Thomas Rev. Samuel Kilderbee DD ; Rev. Samuel Kilderbee DD

Other artists represented in the Collection

Becker, Harry

Bright, Henry

Churchyard, Thomas

Cotman, Frederick George

Frost, George

Hambling, Maggi

Moore, John

Moss, Colin

Munnings, Sir Alfred

Smythe, Ernest Robert

Smythe, Thomas

Squirrell, Leonard

Wilson Steer, Philip

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