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| HER Number: | MDV11 |
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| Name: | St Bridget's Parish Church, Font |
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Summary
Norman font and stoup in St Bridget's Parish Church.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 281 031 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bridgerule |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDGERULE EAST |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS20SE/500/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FONT (Early Medieval - 1066 AD to 1399 AD (Between))
Full description
Clarke, K. M., 1913, The Baptismal Fonts of Devon. Part 1, 319-20 (Article in Serial). SDV21185.
St. Bridget's church in Bridgerule. A plain tub font, a valuable example of the font in its simplest form; bowl hollowed out of block of granite. The block is lop-sided, oval in plan; the diameter from east to west is 0.76m. Less than from north to south. Bowl is slightly convex, below, the outline is concave. Traces of sunk oblong panels; shallow moulding below rim. Irregular outline of exterior suggests stone used before hollowed to make font: wide teeth of axe dressing inside bowl. Sacred stone of pagan days - possible. A damaged portion at foot repaired: now stands on modern platform, plain with flat chamfer. Norman font and stoup survive from twelfth century church.
Hoskins, W. G., 1954, A New Survey of England: Devon, 349 (Monograph). SDV17562.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV17562 | Monograph: Hoskins, W. G.. 1954. A New Survey of England: Devon. A New Survey of England: Devon. A5 Hardback. 349. |
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| SDV21185 | Article in Serial: Clarke, K. M.. 1913. The Baptismal Fonts of Devon. Part 1. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 45. A5 Hardback. 319-20. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV10 | Part of: Bridgerule East, St Bridget's Parish Church (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 10 2006 9:14AM |
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