Whitbourne
Results: 6 records
B01: symbol - star (or flower) - 6-point
Scene Description: forming a pattern all around
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed July 2000
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view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed July 2000
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view of church exterior - south porch
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: BSI - Photographed July 2000
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view of church exterior - tower
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Image Source: BSI - Photographed July 2000
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view of basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: pl. 52)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02506WHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2000-07-19
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Unnamed Road, Whitbourne, Worcester WR6 5RS, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1885 483747
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Whitbourne is off the A44, about 16 km W of Worcester (dir. Leominster)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the inventory for Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 213 and pl. 52): "Font[...]: round bowl with star-shaped decoration and a crude Agnus Dei, round stem with necking, late 12th-century." A partial view of the Whitbourne font in Gethyn-Jones (1979: ill. 57c) shows a cylindrical base mounted on a narrower cylindrical plain base; the sides of the basin are very worn but there appear to be a human figure, another of a quadruped and a couple of six-point stars or flowers.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 540752 5784563
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.21, -2.40359
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 12′ 36″ N, 2° 24′ 12.92″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone?
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: lead lined
Rim Thickness: 6-8 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 49-53 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 62-66 cm
Basin Depth: 25 cm
Basin Total Height: 37 cm
Height of Base: 52 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 89 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI (NB: these measurements correspond to the font found, not the one illustrated in Gethyn-Jones)
REFERENCES
- Gethyn-Jones, Eric, The Dymock School of Sculpture, London: Phillimore, 1979, ill. 57c
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934, vol. II: p. 213 and pl. 52