Church of All Saints | |
Coordinates: | 50.8975°N -2.6436°W |
Location: | Sutton Bingham, Closworth, Somerset, England |
Built: | 12th century |
Designation1: | Grade I Listed Building |
Designation1 Date: | 19 April 1961 |
Designation1 Number: | 263603 |
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]
The church is in a joint parish with[7]