Branston / Branston nr. Lincoln / Branztune

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view of church exterior - west portal

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view of church exterior - south view

Source caption: "Originally an 11th C. church with west tower from 11th and 12th C. 13th century font and inner south doorway, 14th century south aisle and south porch, 15th century seating and chancel plus new nave roof and clerestory, tower parapet and spire."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Originally an 11th C. church with west tower from 11th and 12th C. 13th century font and inner south doorway, 14th century south aisle and south porch, 15th century seating and chancel plus new nave roof and clerestory, tower parapet and spire."
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view of church interior - nave - looking west

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Font image
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 05149BRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of Alll Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: 2 Church Road, Branston, Lincolnshire LN4 1LZ
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B1188, 6 kms SE of Lincoln
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Langoe
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the Domesday-time church here)
Font Notes:
There is an entry for this Branston [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF0267/branston/] [accessed 4 November 2014]; and it reports a priest and a church in it. Bond (1908) informs that "in 1566 the churchwardens of Branston, Lincolnshire, sold, as superstitious, 'a painted cloth that covered the funte'" [NB: although there is no mention of the font itself in Bond, it is assumed that there was a font in place dating from that time or earlier]. English Heritage [Listing NGR: TF0213067313] (1967) reports a "fine C13 font" in this church.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 668800 5896621
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.192096, -0.473285
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 11′ 31.55″ N, 0° 28′ 23.83″ W

REFERENCES

  • Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 285