Colaton Raleigh / Coleton Ralegh / Colyton Rawleigh / Colyton Raleigh

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06627COL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Late Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B3178, just W of Sidmouth, 18 km ESE of Exeter
Font Notes:
Oliver (1840-1842) writes: "The Font is a plain octagon, resting on a low circular base, with a cable moulding for a capital." Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as having a baptismal font of the Norman period. There is no mention of the font in Pevsner (1952). Hoskins (1954) notes: "The church […] retains its Norman font."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 196
  • Hoskins, William George, Devon, London: Collins, 1954
  • Oliver, George, Ecclesiastical Antiquities in Devon: being Observations on Several Churches in Devonshire, with some Memoranda for the History of Cornwall, Exeter: W.C. Featherstone, 1840-1842, vol. 3: p. 98