Dartington

INFORMATION

FontID: 10508DAR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary [originally in the old church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located on the A384, 4-5 km W of Totnes, 15 km W of Torquay
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [originally in the old church]
Century and Period: 14th century [base only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
"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
Stabb, John, Some old Devon churches, their roods, pulpits, fonts, etc., London: Simkin, [et al.], 1908-1916