Godmanstone / Godmanston
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11319GOD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Godmanstone
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity
Church Address: 2 Church Ln, Godmanstone, Dorchester DT2 7AQ, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1300 341251
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A352, 6-7 km N of Dorchester
Additional Comments: lost font? the font now appears to be a Victorian replacement
Font Notes:
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Noted in the 3rd ed. of Hutchins (1973 c1861-1874): "The font has a plain octagonal bowl, with a plain Latin cross on each face." In The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/godmanstone.htm]: the font is octagonal in basin, stem and lower base, on a square plinth; it has a pair of blank arches on each panel of the basin and appears Victorian [NB: parts of the church go back to Norman times, but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 537611 5624013
REFERENCES
- Hutchins, John, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Wakefield: E.P. Pub. Ltd., 1973, vol. 4: 42