Great Ryburgh / Reieburh / Reienburh / Ryburgh Magna
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Results: 4 records
view of basin
Scene Description: the motifs and inscription are re-carvings of the 19th century
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 January 2006 by Simon Knott [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatryburgh/greatryburgh.htm] [accessewd 4 August 2009]
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view of church exterior - south transept
Scene Description: viewed from the east; at the back is the western tower
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 January 2006 by Simon Knott [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatryburgh/greatryburgh.htm] [accessewd 4 August 2009]
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view of church interior - nave - looking west
Scene Description: the font and cover under the western gallery
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 January 2006 by Simon Knott [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatryburgh/greatryburgh.htm] [accessewd 4 August 2009]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 January 2006 by Simon Knott [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatryburgh/greatryburgh.htm] [accessewd 4 August 2009]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 06015RYB
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Church Location: Bridge Road, Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, NR21 0DZ
Country Name: England
Location: Norfolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located off (S) of the A1067, SE of Fakenham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Norwich
Historical Region: Hundreds of Gallow and Brothercross
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, under the gallery
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century [basin only] [re-carved] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Simon Knott, of www.norfolkchurches.co.uk, for his photographs of this church and font
Church Notes: round-tower church
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "The Church of Ryburgh Magna is a rectory, dedicated to St. Andrew", and names "John de Thefford" as first recorded rector, in 1309. The present font is listed in Tyrrell-Green (1928) as one in a very large group of baptismal fonts that are plain octagonal with straightsided basins. Pevsner & Wilson (1999) mention a font in the context of old tiles: "C14 near the font", but do not note the font itself, usually an indication that it is of a late date. A font is illustrated in Knott (2006), who writes: "magnificent Norman tower arch forming a backdrop to the sparsely decorated Victorian font and 20th century Perp font cover. The bowl has an inscription Except a man be born of water... A royal arms faces east." The basin of the font is, however, medieval, but has been re-carved, probably in the 19th century; the insert repairs around the upper rim of the basin clearly denote the earlier date of the basin. The octagonal pedestal base is decorated with cinquefoil arches or windows on the sides and is probably a Victorian replacement. The modern wooden font is a tall crocketed spire with lower open-work.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
52.807184,
0.909549
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
52° 48′ 25.86″ N,
0° 54′ 34.37″ E
UTM: 31U 359093 5852870
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: English
Inscription Notes: the inscription is a modern re-carving
Inscription Location: on the basin sides
Inscription Text: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 20th century / modern
Material:
wood,
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Blomefield, Francis, An essay towards a topographical history of Norfolk, 1805-1810
Knott, Simon, The Norfolk Churches Site, Simon Knott, 2004. [standing permission to reproduce images received from Simon (February 2005]. Accessed: 2009-08-04 00:00:00. URL: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.
Tyrrell-Green, E., Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: The Macmillan Co., 1928
