Diptford

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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind

INFORMATION

FontID: 10527DIP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located off the A385 (5 km S), about 10 km WSW of Totnes
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Decorated? / Perpendicular?
Cognate Fonts: the font at nearby North Huish?
Font Notes:
Baptismal font noted in Stabb (1908- ): "There is an old granite octagonal font, the sides of the bowl having carved arches on each face." Not mentioned in Pevsner (1952). [NB: nearby North Huish has also a granite font, probably of the 14th century, but dated 1662 -- cf. Index entry]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Stabb, John, Some old Devon churches, their roods, pulpits, fonts, etc., London: Simkin, [et al.], 1908-1916