Dartington

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10508DAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century [base only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary [originally in the old church]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [originally in the old church]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A384, 4-5 km W of Totnes, 15 km W of Torquay
Font Notes:
"The font with its 14th century stem", is noted in Stabb (1908). Not in Pevsner (1952). Hoskins (1954) notes: "The old church of Dartington, which stood beside the Hall, was demolished in 1873, except the tower […] The new church (St. Mary), designed by J. L. Pearson, stands beside the main Totnes road. The exact dimensions and style of the old church were followed, and much of the old materials, including the font, pulpit, roof, and chancel screen, was re-used."

REFERENCES

  • Hoskins, William George, Devon, London: Collins, 1954, [cited in: http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/110242/1.html] [accessed 19 January 2009]]
  • Stabb, John, Some old Devon churches, their roods, pulpits, fonts, etc., London: Simkin, [et al.], 1908-1916, p. 77