Gussage St. Michael

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11312GUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Transitional
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Gussage St Michael, Wimborne BH21 5HX, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1725 517232
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B3078, 20-24 km N of Poole
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Font Notes:
Noted in the 3rd ed. of Hutchins (1973 c1861-1874) as a circular font of the Transitional period. Listed in Long (1923) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. In Newman & Pevsner (1972): "Font. C13. Circular bowl on a stem, both heavily moulded."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Hutchins, John, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Wakefield: E.P. Pub. Ltd., 1973, vol. 3: 135
  • Long, E.T., "Dorset church fonts", 44, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, 1923, pp. 62-76; p. 75
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Dorset, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 219