St. Stephen-by-Saltash / Saint Stephen by Saltash

Noted in 'On the ancient stone fonts of Cornwall' (1851): "The font in the church of S. Stephen by Saltash is, in almost every respect, the same as the Bodmin example. It was dug out of a large mass of rubbish, accumulated in the interior of the church (!), by the Rev. John Buller, formerly Rector." The Antiquary (June 15, 1872, p. 145) notes: "The font is a very excellent and interesting Norman one […] stands upon five columns, and is curiously ornamented with scylpture. It has been taken from the south aisle, and placed in the tower." Noted in Cox (1912): "Norm[an] font is of late Bodmin type; it is 32 in. in diameter and 37 in. high." Described in Pevsner (1970): "Font. Large, Norman, on five supports, with busts at the corners and trees of life and animals on the sides (Bodmin type)." Noted and illustrated in A Snap in Time [http://www.caerkief.co.uk/Churches/StephenbyS.html] [accessed 23 November 2009]