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| HER Number: | MDV414 |
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| Name: | FONT in the Parish of Highampton |
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Summary
Parish church. Circular bowl on modern shaft and plinth. Roll moulding at rim; another moulding, sometimes square, sometimes a flattened round, below it. Below a band 127mm wide of norman ornament, 14 devices in a square, all different. On west side is a pentagon. Clever use of norman lozenge and nail-head. Another moulding below carved band. Three mouldings below bowl, diamond, cable and plain with broad chamfer. Plinth over-powering, with horizontal flutings and mouldings and too large spurs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 489 046 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS40SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Highampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS40SE/1/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II*)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FONT (XII - 1101 AD to 1200 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262819.
Clarke, k. M. /tda/50(1918)586-7 pl.3/the baptismal fonts of devon.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262820.
Doe/hhr:highampton/(29/2/1988)48.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262821.
Nmr=ss40se7.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262822.
Cherry, b. + pevsner, n. /buildings of england:devon/(1989)480.
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV325748.
Parish church. Circular bowl on modern shaft and plinth. Roll moulding at rim; another moulding, sometimes square, sometimes a flattened round, below it. Below a band 127mm wide of norman ornament, 14 devices in a square, all different. On west side is a pentagon. Clever use of norman lozenge and nail-head. Another moulding below carved band. Three mouldings below bowl, diamond, cable and plain with broad chamfer. Plinth over-powering, with horizontal flutings and mouldings and too large spurs. C12 font bowl decorated with stars, crosses and circles. Base probably renewed (doe).
Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon (Monograph). SDV325629.
Cornish fowey type (cherry + pevsner).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262819 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV262820 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV262821 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV262822 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV325629 | Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. The Buildings of England: Devon. Hardback Volume. |
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| SDV325748 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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