{{Short description|Park in Suffolk, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Chantry Park | civil_parish = | country= England | region= East of England |coordinates = {{coord|52.053190|1.1173975|display=inline,title}} | post_town= | postcode_area= | postcode_district= | dial_code= | shire_district= Ipswich | shire_county= Suffolk | hide_services= Yes | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2=0.50181 |static_image=Chantry Park - geograph.org.uk - 1259890.jpg |static_image_caption= }} '''Chantry Park''' is a park located west of Ipswich town centre, in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is the largest park in Ipswich and extends over 124 acres. Chantry Park was opened to the public on 17 May 1928 and was designated a Conservation Area in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/content/chantry-park|title=Chantry Park|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council|accessdate=27 January 2019}}</ref>
Chantry Park itself is Grade II listed park,<ref name ="Chantry Park HE entry">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000271|title=Chantry Park|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=27 January 2019}}</ref> and it contains three Grade II listed structures:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventtravel.com/chantry-park-ipswich|title=Chantry Park Ipswich|publisher=Event Travel|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref> The Chantry<ref name ="Chantry HE entry">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1037783|title=The Chantry|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref> and the gate house and entrance gatepiers (which share a listing).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1236640|title=Gate House And Entrance Gatepiers To Chantry Park|publisher=Historic England|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref>
==The Chantry== thumb|left|Chantry with parterre The Chantry is a large mansion built in the eighteenth century, and substantially altered in the nineteenth century. At one time the mansion was the home of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly, a prominent lawyer, politician and judge, who sat as Member of Parliament for the Ipswich constituency.<ref name ="Chantry HE entry"/>
The Chantry now houses a [https://brainkind.org/ Brainkind] neurological care centre, caring for people aged 18 and over with a range of neurological conditions. {{clear left}}
==Events== In 1934, Chantry Park hosted that year's Royal Agricultural Show, organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of England.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Catchpole|first1=Cyril|title=Royal Show in Suffolk |date=1934 |url=http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-royal-show-in-suffolk-1934/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117025546/http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-royal-show-in-suffolk-1934/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 January 2016|website=British Film Institute|accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref>
From 23 to 26 August 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edsheeran.com/sites/g/files/g2000006291/f/201908/Ed%20Sheeran%20Ipswich%202019%20FAQs.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021024020/https://www.edsheeran.com/sites/g/files/g2000006291/f/201908/Ed%20Sheeran%20Ipswich%202019%20FAQs.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2021|title=Chantry Park|publisher=Ed Sheeran|accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> around 160,000 people attended Ed Sheeran's ÷ Tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-49454009|title=Ed Sheeran's Ipswich show 'might be the last loop pedal gig' |accessdate=23 September 2019|work=BBC News|date=2019-08-27}}</ref> After the shows, work to partly restore the park began on 2 September 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-49499291|title=Ed Sheeran: Ipswich faces weeks of roadworks after park gigs |accessdate=23 September 2019 |work=BBC News|date=2019-08-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927021347/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-49499291 |archive-date=27 September 2019 }}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category|Chantry Park, Ipswich|Chantry Park}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/www.ipswich.gov.uk/files/chantry_conservation_main_doc_conservation_main_doc.pdf|title=Chantry Park conservation area appraisal and management plan |publisher=Ipswich Borough Council|accessdate=18 January 2024}}
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Category:Parks and open spaces in Ipswich Category:Conservation areas in England Category:Grade II listed parks and gardens