Framsden
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 02558FRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Evangelists' font
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: Framsden St. Mary's is kept locked, but the key available at nearby house (S. Knott)
Church Address: The St, Framsden, Stowmarket IP14 6HH, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1728 860222
Site Location: Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B1077, 3 kms S of Debenham
Font Notes:
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Described in Parker (1855): "Font, an octagon, with emblems of the Evangelists." Knott (1999) remarks: "Font is rather battered". The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TM2007759734] informs: "Parish church, medieval [...] Good C15 limestone font, octagonal, with each panel of the bowl bearing lions and angels; further lions support the stem."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 378224 5783878
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.1919, 1.21845
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 11′ 30.84″ N, 1° 13′ 6.42″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Knott, Simon, The Suffolk Churches Site, Simon Knott, 1999-. [standing permission to reproduce images received from Simon [February 2005]. URL: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk.
- Parker, John Henry, The Ecclesiastical and architectural topography of England [...] Suffolk, 1855, [unpaged]