Talland
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 01524TAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century [altered], Perpendicular [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Tallan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Tallanus [aka Tallan]
Church Address: Talland Church, Talland Bay, Looe PL13 2JB, United Kingdom
Site Location: Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of Lansallos, in Talland Bay, between Polperro and West Looe
Font Notes:
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Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period. Described in Cox (1912): "small octagonal 15th cent, font, with metal 17th
cent, tap driven into W. side to serve as a drain; the lead lining is marked '1672, W. M., W. T.'" The octagonal basin has floral motifs inscribed in large quatrefoils of the sides, a moulded basin and lower base, and a plain octagonal stem. Raised on a square plinth. Illustrated in A Snap in Time [http://www.caerkief.co.uk/Churches/Talland.html] [accessed 23 November 2009]
cent, tap driven into W. side to serve as a drain; the lead lining is marked '1672, W. M., W. T.'" The octagonal basin has floral motifs inscribed in large quatrefoils of the sides, a moulded basin and lower base, and a plain octagonal stem. Raised on a square plinth. Illustrated in A Snap in Time [http://www.caerkief.co.uk/Churches/Talland.html] [accessed 23 November 2009]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 394433 5576745
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.333333, -4.483333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 20′ 0″ N, 4° 29′ 0″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: Side drainage system
Drainage Notes: a modern fix? [cf. FontNotes]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: initials
Inscription Location: in the lead lining
Inscription Text: "1672, W. M., W. T"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: Cox (1912)
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, Cornwall, London: George Allen & Company, 1912, p. 221
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 193