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| HER Number: | MDV2001 |
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| Name: | FONT in the Parish of Brayford |
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Summary
Parish church. Transformed from an earlier shape. Circular pedestal font. Encircled 38mm below rim by a band of saw-tooth ornament; ground filled with irregular hatched markings. Below are two flat square-edged mouldings 25mm wide, with 76mm of plain surface between them. Worked with axe. Lower part of bowl has c16 renaissance type shell ornament, worked with chisel. This font probably originally an early norman bucket shape, with band of saw-tooth and square mouldings. When church was rebuilt in c16 font was restored. Base of shaft and platform are modern. Not lined (clarke).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 689 343 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS63SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brayford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGH BRAY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63SE/1/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FONT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV325996.
Norman font with zig-zag frieze to top of circular bowl with later scalloped design added at the base, on circular stem and recut base (doe).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV64085.
Doe/hhr:brayford/(13/5/1987)7a.
Clarke, K. M., 1915, The Baptismal Fonts of Devon. Part 3, 349-351 (Article in Serial). SDV64082.
Transformed from an earlier shape. Circular pedestal font. Encircled 38mm below rim by a band of saw-tooth ornament; ground filled with irregular hatched markings. Below are two flat square-edged mouldings 25mm wide, with 76mm of plain surface between them. Worked with axe. Lower part of bowl has c16 renaissance type shell ornament, worked with chisel.
This font probably originally an early Norman bucket shape, with band of saw-tooth and square mouldings. When church was rebuilt in c16 font was restored. Base of shaft and platform are modern. Not lined. Other details: Plate.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325996 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
| SDV64082 | Article in Serial: Clarke, K. M.. 1915. The Baptismal Fonts of Devon. Part 3. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 47. A5 Hardback. 349-351. |
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| SDV64085 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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