The Church of All Saints in Closworth, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church was built in the 13th century and added to in the 15th. It underwent a Victorian restoration in 1875.[1]

The parish is part of the Coker Ridge benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]

Architecture

The hamstone building has clay tile roofs. It consists of a four-bay nave and single-bay chancel. The four-stage west tower is supported by angle buttresses.[1]

Inside the church are a 17th-century wooden pulpit and 15th century octagonal font.[1]

In the churchyard is the shaft from a 15th-century hamstone cross.[3]

Thomas Purdue, of the famous Purdue bell-founding family, is buried in the churchyard.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Church of All Saints". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "All Saints". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Churchyard cross, 10 metres West of the Church of All Saints". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Closworth and Purdue Bell Founders". www.treblesgoing.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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