Sutton Mallet Church

Sutton Mallet Church
Location Sutton Mallet, Stawell, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°07′42″N 2°53′52″W / 51.12833°N 2.89778°W / 51.12833; -2.89778Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 2°53′52″W / 51.12833°N 2.89778°W / 51.12833; -2.89778
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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England, "Sutton Mallet Church (1174207)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
  2. 1 2 3 The Church (no dedication), Sutton Mallet, Somerse, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 2 April 2011
  3. 1 2 '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
  4. ↑ "Sutton Mallet Church, Somerset". Projects. Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 5, retrieved 2 April 2011
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