Nether Compton No. 1
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 11350COM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas, Nether Compton
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Address: Nether Compton, Sherborne DT9 4QA, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1935 850201
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of the A37, 5 km W of Sherborne, 5 km E of Yeovil
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Additional Comments: damaged font
Font Notes:
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Listed in Long (1923) as a baptismal font of the Decorated period. The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/nether_compton.htm] illustrates a much-repaired font that appears medieval: octagonal basin with plain sides and curved underbowl raised on a polygonal stem and quadrangular lower base. [cf. Index entry for Nether Compton No. 2 for a holy-water stoup in this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Robin Adeney and The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk], for the photograph of this font
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Long, E.T., "Dorset church fonts", 44, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, 1923, pp. 62-76; p. 76