Winterborne Monkton / Winterbourne Monkton

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view of basin - interior

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view of basin - interior - inscription - detail

Scene Description: part of the inscription: "RWS"

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view of basin - interior - inscription - detail

Scene Description: part of the inscription: "1721"

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view of church exterior - north view

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view of church interior - nave

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view of font - front side

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view of font - left side

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view of font - plan, elevation, section and sketch

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view of font - right side

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view of font in context

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INFORMATION

FontID: 11369WIN
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Simon and St. Jude
Church Patron Saints: St. Simon & St. Jude
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Directions to Site: Located off the A354, just SW of Dorchester [*Not to be confused with Winterbourne Monkton in nearby Wiltshire]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W side, by the entrance
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century [basin only] [modern shaft] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Gerald Duke, of www.martinstown.co.uk, for the information on, and photographs of this font.
Barnes (1891) writes: Font: the basin and a portion of the pedestal 14th century (late)". Noted in Long (1923) as one of about half-dozen known examples belonging to the Decorated [or 'Second Pointed'] period in Dorset [NB: these include: Hampreston, Nether Compton, West Stafford and Winterborne Compton, as well as the basin of Durweston and, perhaps, Woolland]; Long (ibid.) adds that the basin is "devoid of all ornament" and that the shaft on which it is raised is modern. In the RCHM (1970) with probable date of the 14th century. Described and fully illustrated in Gerald Duke's web site [www.martinstown.co.uk], who notes the inscription "RWS / 1721" in the lead lining of the basin well.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: lead lining
Rim Thickness: 10 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 50 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm*
Basin Depth: 21 cm*
Basin Total Height: 58 cm*
Height of Base: 48 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 106 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [all measurements courtesy of Gerald Duke]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters and numbers
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes & Images area]
Inscription Location: in the lead lining of the basin well
Inscription Text: "RWS / 1721"
Inscription Source: Gerald Duke [www.martinstown.co.uk]

REFERENCES

Barnes, W. Miles, "A brief historical & descriptive sketch of the churches in the rural deanery of Dorchester (Dorchester portion)", XII, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1891, pp. [36]-70; r["References"]
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, Royal Commission on Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1970
Long, E.T., "Dorset church fonts", 44, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, 1923, pp. 62-76; r["References"]