East Down

INFORMATION

FontID: 10513DOW
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located 10-11 km NNE of Barnstaple
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century[shaft of the base only] [composite font], Renaissance / Baroque [composite]
Font Notes:
Described in Pevsner (1952): "Font. Its shaft is the most remakable item in the church, of wood and with Early Renaissance panels. Foot and bowl are additions of c.1700."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood, [shaft only]

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, North Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952