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Bloomsbury at Berwick

 

Introduction to the Berwick Murals

Berwick Church is a Grade 1 listed building. It is built on what may well be a pre-Christian sacred site from which there are magnificent views of the South Downs.

Details of opening times and of how to find the church can be found here. Entry to the church is free.

The church is most well known for the extensive 20th Century murals which cover the nave walls, chancel arch, screen and pulpit. These were painted during the Second World War by the Bloomsbury artists, Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Quentin Bell.

Every year thousands of ‘Bloomsbury Pilgrims’ who have visited Charleston Farmhouse - the home and country meeting place for the writers, painters and intellectuals known as the ‘Bloomsbury Group’ - take the opportunity to visit the wonderful murals painted at Berwick.

This part of our benefice website contains details and on-line galleries of all the murals and paintings at Berwick - including pictures of the artists at work and their preliminary sketches and models. Just click on the links to the left to view them.

Visiting Groups

Berwick Church welcomes visiting groups and offers a guided talk by prior arrangement. Please click here for details of costs. Our Visitor Coordinator for Berwick church is Mrs Linda Hallums - Tel. 01323 896008. She can also give advice on coach parking and places to eat locally. Send an email

Other Boomsbury Sites of Interest

For further information about Charleston and Bloomsbury:

Tate Gallery - Berwick Church Murals, 1940-42 (1)
Tate Gallery - Berwick Church Murals, 1940-42 (2)
Bloomsbury in Sussex: Berwick Church
Charleston Trust

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Copyright Notice

Works reproduced in this website by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell are copyright © of the Estate of Vanessa Bell 1961
and the Estate of Duncan Grant 1978, courtesy of Henrietta Garnett, and are reproduced by kind permission.

Works by Quentin Bell are copyright © and reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Olivia Bell.