Ruskington

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09999RUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the SW corner
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17530809
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B1188, 6 km NNE of Sleaford
Font Notes:
Described in Sutton (1904): "The font is of the Perpendicular period, in rather an unusual position, but from the appearance of the step worked into the westernmost respond of the south arcade, it seems in its original place. The sides of the octagonal bowl are carved with designs and shields, most of the blank alternately; on one of them is carved the instruments of the passion." Noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Font. Octagonal, with pointed quatrefoils and in them flowers and on two shields Instruments of the Passion."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 617
  • Sutton, A.F., "A Description of the Churches Visited in the Excursion from Sleaford, June 30th and July 1st, 1903", XXVII, Reports and Papers Read at the Meetings of the Architectural Societies of the Diocese of Lincoln, County of York, Archdeaconry of Northampton, County of Bedford, Diocese of Worcester, County of Leicester and Town of Sheffield, 1904, pp. 92-111; p. 110-111