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| HER Number: | MDV344 |
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| Name: | Font, Alverdiscott |
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Summary
Incised font on a modern granite shaft, on a limestone plinth.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 519 252 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Alverdiscott |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ALVERDISCOTT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS52NW/12/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FONT (XIV to Post Medieval - 1400 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Clarke, K. M., 1919, The Baptismal Fonts of Devon. Part 6, 217-218 (Article in Serial). SDV56166.
Font in parish church. Cushion bowl of first type. The wider than average semicircular faces are adorned by a fleur-de-lis, 305mm high, defined by an incised outline. Each vertical face a lily or six-pointed star in low relief in an incised circle. The lily has a centre of three raised lobes. The bowl has been cut down and the edge finished with cement. No lining and no drain hole. The surface bears modern axe-dressing. The basin is square with the corners rounded. The bowl stands on a modern granite shaft, placed on a limestone plinth. Other details: Plate 52.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV56166 | Article in Serial: Clarke, K. M.. 1919. The Baptismal Fonts of Devon. Part 6. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 51. Unknown. 217-218. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV341 | Part of: Alverdiscott, All Saints Parish Church (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 12 2019 3:18PM |
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