Raskelf / Raschel
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design element - motifs - moulding
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design element - motifs - leaf or spur - 4
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view of basin - upper view
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view of church exterior - northeast view
Scene Description: Source caption: "St Mary's, Raskelf. Tucked away at the SW end of the village, this church looks Victorian, but hides medieval work within. The weatherboarded belfry/tower is medieval and was restores in the 20thC. Probably unique in North Yorkshire."
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 August 2018 by Gordon Hatton [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857367] [accessed 9 December 2019]
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view of font and cover in context
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09597RAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, N aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Church End, Raskelf, York YO61 3LG , UK
Site Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A19, 5 km from Easingwold, about 15 km from Thirsk
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of York
Font Notes:
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Bulmer's Directory... (1890) notes: "The font is of great antiquity, probably as old as the original church." The entry for the Easingwold parish in the Victoria County History (York North Riding, vol. 2, 1923) notes: "At the end of the 12th century the church consisted of a chancel and a nave with north aisle, and of this the north arcade and perhaps the west wall remain. [...] The circular moulded font dates from the late 12th century and is surmounted by a 17th-century wooden cover." Morris (1931) notes: "Norman font, with 17th-cent. cover." In Betjeman (1958): "Norman tub font with an elegant 17th-century cover. Pevsner (1985) does not mention the font but describes the font cover: "C17. A very nice piece of radially set S- and reversed C- curves." The font consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a single moulding about 2/3 down; it is raised on a round-to-square lower base decorated with a large leaf (?) or spur at the angles. Several areas of the basin, including the upper rim show repaired damge.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Hinson of www.yorkshireCDbooks.com for the photograph of this font.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 614220 5999468
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.130635, -1.251941
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 7′ 50.29″ N, 1° 15′ 6.99″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: lead lining
LID INFORMATION
Date: 17th century?
Material: wood, oak?
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
- Betjeman, John, An American's Guide to English Parish Churches (including the Isle of Man), New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958, p. 421
- Bulmer, T., History, Topography, and Directory of North Yorkshire, Comprising its Ancient and Modern History; [...], Preston: T. Bulmer & Co. (T. Snape & Co. Printers), 1890, p. 691
- Morris, Joseph Ernest, The North Riding of Yorkshire, London: Methuen & Co., 1931, p. 296
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, Yorkshire: the North Riding, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1985 c1966