Framsden

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B01: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - symbol - 4

INFORMATION

FontID: 02558FRA
Church/Chapel: Parish Church St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: The St, Framsden, Stowmarket IP14 6HH, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1728 860222
Country Name: England
Location: Suffolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located off the B1077, 3 kms S of Debenham
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Evangelists' font
Church Notes: Framsden St. Mary's is kept locked, but the key available at nearby house (S. Knott)
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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.1919, 1.21845
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 11′ 30.84″ N, 1° 13′ 6.42″ E
UTM: 31U 378224 5783878

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