Gipping, The Chapel c.1955
Photo ref: G348011
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Photo ref: G348011
Photo of Gipping, The Chapel c.1955

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The chapel of St Nicholas was built in the 1480s adjacent to his manor house by Sir James Tyrell. The nave and chancel are covered with external flushwork decorations, monograms, the Tyrell knot, and inscriptions, including one asking prayers for Sir James and Dame Ann. The tower, now rendered, was added in the Victorian period, and rather spoils the view.

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A Selection of Memories from Gipping

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Gipping

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We visited Gipping in 2003 to try to get a sense of the place our ancestors left in 1859 to start a new life in New Zealand. The flatness of the area was a significant contrast to the rugged coastal lands they farmed on their arrival in Little Akaloa, Canterbury. William Henry Elliss and his wife Sophia Rebecca Davey were resident in Gipping in 1858 when they married at the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Stowmarket. ...see more