Church of All Saints, Sutton Bingham
| Church of All Saints | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Sutton Bingham, Closworth, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°53′51″N 2°38′37″W / 50.89750°N 2.64361°W |
| Built | 12th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 19 April 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 263603 |
  Location of Church of All Saints in Somerset | |
The Church of All Saints in Sutton Bingham in the civil parish of Closworth, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th and 13th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The interior includes a series of 14th century wall paintings,[2] including, in the Chancel, the Coronation of the Virgin, and several bishops and saints. On the north wall of the nave is a portrayal of the Death of the Virgin (pictured below right).[3][4] The murals were whitewashed during the Reformation and remained obscured until they were rediscovered in the 1860s.[5]
The small belfry contains two bells, one dates from around 1250 and the other is from 1685.[5]
The church is close to the shore of Sutton Bingham Reservoir.[6]
Parish status[edit]
The church is in a joint parish with[7]
- St Mary's Church, East Chinnock
- St Michael and All Angels' Church, East Coker
- St Mary's Church, Hardington Mandeville
- St Roch's Church, Pendomer
- All Saints' Church, Closworth
- St Martin of Tours' Church, West Coker
See also[edit]
- List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Church of All Saints". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrove. p. 36. ISBN 978-1841145921.
- ^ Caiger-Smith, A (1963) English Medieval Mural Paintings, OUP, p.171
- ^ Marshall, Anne. "The Death, Burial and Coronation of the Virgin : Sutton Bingham, Somerset (‡Bath and Wells) c.1300". Medieval wall painting in the English parish church. Anne Marshall. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Dorset Churches 3". Dorset Dorset. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "The Coker Ridge Befefice Profile". Diocese of Bath and Wells. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "All Saints, Sutton Bingham". Church of England. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
External links[edit]
Media related to All Saints, Sutton Bingham at Wikimedia Commons
