Fontmell Magna No. 3 / Fontmel Magna / Great Fontmel
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Scene Description: Victorian font not in use
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11309FON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century, Victorian
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew, Fontmell Magna
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: 40 Church St, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury SP7 0NY, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1258 861576
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A350, 8 km S of Shaftesbury, 13 km N of Blandford Forum
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Additional Comments: disused / unused font -- the Norman font which it replaced was later reinstated to replace this Victorian font
Font Notes:
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Victorian font not in use any longer; it consists of an octagonal basin with decorated panels, raised on a moulded pedestal base [source: www.dorset-opc.com/FontmellMagna/]. [cf. Index entries for Fontmell Magna No. 1 for the Norman font and Fontmell Magna No. 2 for the old medieval basin, also in this church].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Lynda Mudle-Small, of www.dorset-opc.com/FontmellMagna/ for the photograph of this font.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 556770 5644742
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.9515, -2.1918
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 57′ 5.4″ N, 2° 11′ 30.48″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal