Cutcombe

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07102CUT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century / 13th century [base only?], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Evangelist
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just E of the A396, in the Exmoor National Park, 8-10 km SW of Minehead
Additional Comments: altered font / composite font
Font Notes:
Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Early English period. Not mentioned in Pevsner (1958). The Exmoor Nattional Park web site [http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/index/learning_about/living_in_communities/churches/cutcombe-churches.htm] [accessed 18 September 2009], however, notes: "The oldest part of the church is the Purbeck marble Norman font. Unfortunately only the base is original as the Victorians added an italian bowl." Described in the National Monuments Record, English Heritage [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=265319] [accessed 18 September 2009]: "Base, stem and pillars of Norman font with C19 Italian marble bowl". Not mentioned in Pevsner (1958).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (Purbeck marble) [base only]

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 217