Bournemouth
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10967BOU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century, Late Victorian
Workshop/Group/Artisan: designed by John Loughborough Pearson
Cognate Fonts: The font at the Truro cathedral was designed by his son, Frank Pearson
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Stephen
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of Poole, W of Christchurch
Historical Region: part of Hampshire until 1974
Font Notes:
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The marble font at St. Stephen's was designed by John Loughborough Pearson and dates from the late 19th century. There are no medieval churches in Bournemouth. White (1878) reports another 19th-century font, octagonal basin raised on eight columns at St. Peter's. The font at St. John's, on Surrey Rd. dates from 1923.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 579061 5619287
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
REFERENCES
- White, William, History, gazetteer and directory of the County of Hampshire including the Isle of Wight, and [...], Sheffield: William White, 1878, p. 157