Farnham nr. Blandfor Forum No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11305FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Laurence [aka Lawrence], Farnham
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Farnham, Blandford Forum DT11 8DE, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1725 516311
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located N of the A354, 15 km NE of Blandford Forum
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Font Notes:
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Noted in Mee (1939) as an "ancient font" in this church. Yet, Newman & Pevsner (1972) write: "Font. C18. Almost a joke; the bowl is so small." The Dorset Page [www.thedorsetpage.com] informs that there are actually two fonts in this church, "one medieval, and the other unusual late 17th century, classical with a minute bowl." [NB: the original fabric of the church goes back to the 12th century]. [cf. Index entry for Farnham No. 1 for the late font of this church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Mee, Arthur, The King's England. Dorset: Thomas Hardy's Country, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1939, p. 100
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, Dorset, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 203