Sutton Mallet Church
| Sutton Mallet Church | |
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| Location | Sutton Mallet, Stawell, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°07′42″N 2°53′52″W / 51.12833°N 2.89778°W |
| Built | 1827-1829 |
| Architect | Richard Carver |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
| Governing body | Churches Conservation Trust |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Sutton Mallet Church |
| Designated | 29 March 1963[1] |
| Reference no. | 1174207 |
  Location of Sutton Mallet Church in Somerset | |
Sutton Mallet Church in the village of Sutton Mallet, which is within the parish of Stawell, Somerset, England, was built in 1827 incorporating elements of a 15th-century church on the site. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
The village is on Sedgemoor on the Somerset Levels, at the foot of the Polden Hills. The old church which dated from the mediaeval period provided a landmark for anyone crossing the moor.[2] Deterioration of the fabric of the church had was reported in the 16th and 17th centuries and services were only held infrequently in the 18th and 19th.[3]
The current church was built between 1827 and 1829 by Richard Carver of Taunton adjoining the old tower. Although the rebuilding was in a Georgian style remnants from the earlier church were reused including a mediaeval window which was incorporated into the small apse,[2] and the 17th-century altar rails were reused.[1]
The Gothic tower includes two 17th-century bells, one from 1607 by R. Purdue and another of 1657 by Robert Austen.[3] When the church was rebuilt the tower was not adequately fixed to the rest of the church, meaning that, by 2008, 6 metres (20 ft) long diagonal stainless steel ties needed to be inserted to prevent further deterioration.[4]
The church is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was vested in the Trust on 1 November 1987.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Sutton Mallet Church (1174207)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
- ^ a b c The Church (no dedication), Sutton Mallet, Somerse, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 2 April 2011
- ^ a b 'Sutton Mallet', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8: The Poldens and the Levels (2004), pp. 184-190. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15117 Date accessed: 26 July 2010
- ^ "Sutton Mallet Church, Somerset", Projects, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 26 July 2010
- ^ Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 5, retrieved 2 April 2011