Branscombe No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10435BRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Winifred
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Winefride [aka Winifred, Wenefred, Wenefreda, Gwenfrewi]
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A3052, 6 km E of Sidmouth, 15 km SSE of Honiton, on the East Devon Heritage Coast
Font Notes:
Ronald Branscombe, in his 'A Guide to the Church of Saint Winifred Branscombe' (1996) [e-text at www.geocities.com/Athens/2155/c20.html], refers to "the lost Norman font" of this church. [cf. Index entry fror Branscombe No. 2 for the Perpendicular font received from East Teignmouth and now in use at this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone