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]

Medieval wall painting in the nave of Sutton Bingham Church
Death of the Virgin: Wall painting in the nave.

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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