Honeychurch

Listed in Lysons (1806-1822) as one of a group of square baptismal fonts in the county. Noted and illustrated in Stabb (1908): "The font [plate 126c] is of Norman date, a square top, rounded at one corner, and shaft resting on plinth; on the north side of the shaft is carved zigzag, on the east and south sides cable moulding." Described and illustrated in Clarke (1913): "a tub-font of unusual design, square, the four sides tapering towards the base. It has two bands of ornament, covering the sides more than half-way down. At the top are two half-round mouldings set close together. The ornamental band below consists mainly of groups of chevrons and narrow cones; on the north side is a medallion enclsing a multiple cross. Below, between two bold mouldings, is a band of alternating chevrons, a form of herring-bone. It has a square basin, unlined. The base is circular; the upper surface projects beyond the font, but is neither moulded not chamfered. Part of it has been cut away to accommodate a pew." Described in Pevsner (1952): "Font. Norman, circular, coarse zigzag and cable decoration." A Jacobean font cover is noted in Betjeman (1958) and illustrated in Stabb (1908). [We are grateful to Dr. Roger Peters, of www.wissensdrang.com, for his permission to use the transcription of and images from Stabb (1908)]