Challacombe / Challocombe

INFORMATION

FontID: 10374CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located on the B3358, 20-25 km N of South Molton, in the NW area of the Exmoor National Park
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Font Notes:
Described in Lysons (1806-1822) as an octagonal baptismal font mounted on pillars. Lewis' Dictionary of 1848 reports: "a fine stone font, of curious workmanship" [Lewis adscribes the church to "the later English style" [i.e., Perpendicular]].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England, Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, and the Islands of Guernsy, Jersey, and Man, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions [...], London: S. Lewis, 1831
Lysons, Daniel, Magna Britannia, being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain, London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806-1822