Landrake

Noted in Lysons (1806-1833) as one of a group of remarkable fonts in this county, "all nearly alike, being square at the top, with human heads at the corners, and circles inclosing [sic] stars on the sides, supported by serpents, &c." Noted in 'On the ancient stone fonts of Cornwall' (1851) as one of a group of "Fonts of very similar character are to be found in the churches of S. Nunn, Altarnun ; S. James, Jacobstowe ; S. Peter, Landrake ; S. Thomas by Launceston : and there are curious fonts of different character in the churches of SS. Mevan and Issi, Mevagissey ; S. Stephen by Launceston ; S. Andrew, Whitstone ; S. Marnarch, Lanreath, &c." Described and illustrated in Fryer (1901) as a Norman Transitional font. Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a handsome Norman font somewhat resembling those at St. Stephen and Maker; the hemispheric basin is squared at the top by the four human faces at the angles, but there are no shafts proceeding from them; sides have large petalled medallions. Cox (1912) lists this as one of a group of Cornish fonts made from Dorsetshire Purbeck limestone: "Early Norm[an] font of Purbeck, with square bowl and faces at the angles, is good example of Callington type" [i.e., Altarnun, etc.] Dated in Stone (1955) to the last quarter of the twelth century.