Potton / Potone
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view of basin - underbowl - detail
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view of basin's top
Scene Description: note the modern cement lining
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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view of font - northeast side
Scene Description: the cover is off the font, on the bench west of it
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view of font - northwest side
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view of font in context - east side
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view of font in context - west side
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INFORMATION
FontID: 01244POT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Church of St. Mary the Virgin the Virgin [aka Our Lady's]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Hatley Road, Potton, Bedfordshire, SG19 2RP
Country Name: England
Location: Bedfordshire, East
Directions to Site: Located at the B1040-B1042 junction, 4-5 km NE of Biggleswade, 35 km WSW of Cambridge
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans
Historical Region: Hundred of Biggleswade
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S aisle
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Hinson for the photographs of this church and font
Font Notes:
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Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 2: 1908) notes: "No part of the present building appears to be older than the first half of the thirteenth century [...] The font, which stands at the west end of the nave, is circular and quite plain, and though undoubtedly ancient is of uncertain date." The font consists of a plain cylindrical basin of vertical sides raised on a plain cylindrical pedestal base; the basin inner well has been reconstructed and lined; the square lower base and the round wooden cover are both modern.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.12837, -0.20749
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 7′ 42.13″ N, 0° 12′ 26.96″ W
UTM: 30U 691140 5778994
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: [modern cement lining]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round and plain with metal ornaments
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-05-02 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907