Stoke Edith / Stoches

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view of font and cover

Source caption: "The unique font inside the nave at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith is supported by a wrought iron stand, and the shape of the font is a small marble bowl." Mid-18thC?
Scene Description: Source caption: "The unique font inside the nave at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith is supported by a wrought iron stand, and the shape of the font is a small marble bowl." Mid-18thC?
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view of church exterior - west tower

Source caption: "The 14th century bell tower at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith has an odd 17th century spire on top that was capped in 1940. This is the earliest feature of the church, as most features of the church date from later centuries."
Scene Description: Source caption: "The 14th century bell tower at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith has an odd 17th century spire on top that was capped in 1940. This is the earliest feature of the church, as most features of the church date from later centuries."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fabian Musto, 2019
Image Source: rdited detail of a digital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166437] [accessed 2 August 2019]
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view of church exterior - southeast view

INT W digital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166400] [accessed 2 August 2019] FONTdigital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166417] [accessed 2 August 2019] Source caption: "The unique font inside the nave at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith is supported by a wrought iron stand, and the shape of the font is a small marble bowl."
Scene Description: INT W digital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166400] [accessed 2 August 2019] FONTdigital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166417] [accessed 2 August 2019] Source caption: "The unique font inside the nave at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith is supported by a wrought iron stand, and the shape of the font is a small marble bowl."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fabian Musto, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166469] [accessed 2 August 2019]
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view of font and cover in context

Source caption: "The unique font inside the nave at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith is supported by a wrought iron stand, and the shape of the font is a small marble bowl."
Scene Description: Source caption: "The unique font inside the nave at St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith is supported by a wrought iron stand, and the shape of the font is a small marble bowl."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fabian Musto, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166417] [accessed 2 August 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

view of church interior - looking west

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fabian Musto, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166400] [accessed 2 August 2019]
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view of church interior - looking east

Source caption: "The great yet haunted interior of St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith mostly dates from the rebuild from 1740 to 1743 [...] The chancel is the crown jewel of the interior, with its stunning stained-glass window and two memorials either side of it. Unfortunately, the interior is becoming derelict and unsafe, as cracks are now appearing on the walls in both the nave and left side of the chancel."
Scene Description: Source caption: "The great yet haunted interior of St. Mary the Virgin church in Stoke Edith mostly dates from the rebuild from 1740 to 1743 [...] The chancel is the crown jewel of the interior, with its stunning stained-glass window and two memorials either side of it. Unfortunately, the interior is becoming derelict and unsafe, as cracks are now appearing on the walls in both the nave and left side of the chancel."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fabian Musto, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 April 2019 by Fabian Musto [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6166412] [accessed 2 August 2019]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04803STO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 14thC church; re-built mid-18thC
Church Address: Stoke Edith HR1 4HQ , UK
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A438, 8-10 km E of Hereford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Historical Region: Hundred of Radlow
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 14thC church here)
Font Notes:
There is an entry for Stoke [Edith] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SO6040/stoke-edith/] [accessed 2 August 2019]; it mentions two priests but not a church in it, though there must have been one there. The entry for this parish in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire (vol. 2, East, London, 1932) notes: "Parish Church of St. Mary stands towards the N. end of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone with dressings of the same material. The West Tower was built in the 14th century and the spire added probably in the 16th century. The rest of the church was re-built in 1740–42"; no font mentioned. Hutton (1957) writes: "quaint Classical marble font/bowl on a wrought/iron pedestal/frame", obviously describing a modern font, probably from the mid-18th-century re-building. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SO6040040654] notes: "Parish church. C14 west tower with C17 recessed needle spire capped in 1940, nave and chancel rebuilt between 1740 and 1743 [...] Font: small marble bowl supported on wrought iron stand."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 528882 5768132
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.06303, -2.5787
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 3′ 46.91″ N, 2° 34′ 43.32″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone and metal, marble (basin) and iron (base)

REFERENCES

  • Hutton, Graham, English Parish Churches, London: Thames & Hudson, 1976, p. 66