Church of All Saints, Sutton Bingham

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]

Death of the Virgin: Wall painting in the nave.

Church of All Saints
LocationSutton Bingham, Closworth, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°53′51″N 2°38′37″W
Built12th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated19 April 1961[1]
Reference no.263603
Location of Church of All Saints in Somerset

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

The church is in a joint parish with[7]

See also

References
  1. "Church of All Saints". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  2. Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrove. p. 36. ISBN 978-1841145921.
  3. Caiger-Smith, A (1963) English Medieval Mural Paintings, OUP, p.171
  4. 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.
  5. "Dorset Churches 3". Dorset Dorset. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  6. "The Coker Ridge Befefice Profile". Diocese of Bath and Wells. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. "All Saints, Sutton Bingham". Church of England. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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