Berwick, St. Michael and All Angels church
Berwick Church

Berwick Church

Alfriston

A village church whose interior was painted in the 1940s by Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Quentin Bell.

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ChurchTime here: 20–40 min

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The Village, Berwick, BN26 6SR

Quick facts

Bishop Bell of Chichester commissioned the murals in 1941, and they were painted between 1941 and 1944.

Duncan Grant painted the chancel arch and the Crucifixion, Vanessa Bell the Annunciation and Nativity, and Quentin Bell the chancel paintings.

Historic England and Arts Council England have described it as the only ancient rural parish church in the country fully decorated by 20th-century artists of repute.

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