Ipswich in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Mary Whitmore, MBE

Mary Whitmore Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 19, 2026

1. Mary Whitmore Marker

Inscription.
Mary Whitmore, MBE
1884-1974

First woman mayor of Ipswich; Socialist, public servant and teacher.

Erected 2016 by The Ipswich Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 52° 3.463′ N, 1° 9.164′ E. Marker is in Ipswich, England, in Suffolk. It is at the intersection of Westgate Street and Princes Street on Westgate Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 61 Westgate Street, Ipswich, England IP1 1HQ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in England’s East Anglia.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ipswich Almshouses (approx. half a kilometer away); Ipswich Blackfriars (approx. half a kilometer away); Ipswich

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(approx. one kilometer away); Gipeswic (approx. one kilometer away); Dr. Kurt Erich Glauber (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Woodbridge (approx. 11.7 kilometers away); Isaac Johnson (approx. 11.7 kilometers away); Thomas Seckford (approx. 11.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ipswich.

Also see . . . Mary Whitmore (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Whitmore was a suffragette, and was a founder member of the Ipswich branch of the Women's Social and Political Union. She was a founder member of the Ipswich Workers' Educational Association, and was its secretary from 1929 to 1939.

She was elected a Labour Councillor in 1930. She was Mayor of Ipswich in 1946–47, and was the first woman to hold the post.

For many years she taught at Nacton Road Mixed School.

She was awarded MBE in the 1951 Birthday Honours for her contribution to public service.

An Ipswich Society blue plaque was installed on Ipswich Town Hall in 2016.

(Submitted on July 9, 2026.)

City Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 19, 2026

2. City Hall and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.