Church of All Saints, Closworth explained

Church of All Saints
Coordinates:50.8884°N -2.6213°W
Location:Closworth, Somerset, England
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Church of All Saints
Designation1 Date:19 April 1961
Designation1 Number:1057233

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of All Saints. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 28 January 2018.
  2. Web site: All Saints. A Church Near You. Church of England. 28 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Churchyard cross, 10 metres West of the Church of All Saints. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 28 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Closworth and Purdue Bell Founders. www.treblesgoing.org.uk. 2019-07-12.