Harrington nr. Workington

Results: 3 records

view of font and cover

the modern font
Scene Description: the modern font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alexander P Kapp, 2007
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 May 2007 by Alexander P. Kapp [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/425966] [accessed 13 April 2009]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

view of font and cover in context

the modern font
Scene Description: the modern font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alexander P Kapp, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 May 2007 by Alexander P. Kapp [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/425966] [accessed 13 April 2009]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 01536HAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary [fromerly Priory Church]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Rectory Cl, Harrington, Workington CA14 5PN, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1946 830215
Site Location: Cumbria, North West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A597, just S of Workington
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Carlisle
Historical Region: formerly Cumberland
Additional Comments: restored font / disappeared font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Early English period. Cox (1913) notes two fonts: "Modern font. Old font, c. 1200, which had been built into tower, now stands at the entrance." Noted in Pevsner (1967) notes: "Font. High octagonal bowl with intersecting arches on thin colonnettes. Dated 1634, but probably medieval." [NB: it not unknown for fonts that were restored to the church after the Reformation to bear the date of the year when they were re-installed in the church -- perhaps this is one such case -- the font at present [April 2009] in the church is a modern replacement -- we have no current information on the old font noted in Cox above]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 463905 6052251
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.616411, -3.558952
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 36′ 59.08″ N, 3° 33′ 32.23″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Text: [1634]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, Cumberland and Westmorland, London: George Allen & Co. Ltd., 1913, p. 90
  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 194
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Cumberland and Westmorland, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1967, p. 27, 135