- Church of All Saints, Sutton Bingham
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Church of All Saints 
Location: Sutton Bingham, Closworth, Somerset, England Coordinates: 50°53′51″N 2°38′37″W / 50.8975°N 2.64361°WCoordinates: 50°53′51″N 2°38′37″W / 50.8975°N 2.64361°W Built: 12th century Listed Building – Grade I Designated: 19 April 1961[1] Reference #: 263603 
Location of Church of All Saints in SomersetThe 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.
The interior includes a series of 14th century wall paintings, 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).[2][3] The murals were whitewashed during the Reformation and remained obscured until they were rediscovered in the 1860s.[4]
The small belfry contains two bells, one dates from around 1250 and the other is from 1685.[4]
The church is close to the shore of Sutton Bingham Reservoir.[5]
The parish is part of the benefice of East Coker with Sutton Bingham and Closworth within the Yeovil deanery.[6]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b "Church of All Saints". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=263603. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Caiger-Smith, A (1963) English Medieval Mural Paintings, OUP, p.171
- ^ 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. http://www.paintedchurch.org/sbingvir.htm. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Dorset Churches 3". Dorset Dorset. http://www.dorsetdorset.co.uk/dorset%20churches%203.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Sutton Bignham Reservoir". Life Skills Trust. http://www.lifeskillstrust.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=5080. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "All Saints, Sutton Bingham". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/sutton-bingham-all-saints/. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 12th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- South Somerset
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