Cann / Shaston St. Rumbold

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Source caption: "Cann: former parish church of St. Rumbold. Although this is Cann's former parish church, it is quite some distance from Cann and is comfortably within the parish of Shaftesbury. It is now used as an arts centre for the neighbouring school."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Cann: former parish church of St. Rumbold. Although this is Cann's former parish church, it is quite some distance from Cann and is comfortably within the parish of Shaftesbury. It is now used as an arts centre for the neighbouring school."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Chris Downer, 2017
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken in 1999 by Chris Downer [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/496523] [accessed 17 January 2017
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11383CAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Rumbold [(redundant), now Shaftesbury School Arts Centre]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Rumwold of Buckingham [aka Rombout, Romwald, Romwold, Rumbald, Rumbold, Rumoalde, Rumwald / Runwald]
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A350, just S of Shaftesbury, on Salisbury Street
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury
Font Notes:
No entry for Cann found in the Domesday survey. The font at Cann is noted in the 3rd ed. of Hutchins (1973 c1861-1874): "The font is peculiar, and is perhaps partly Norman, although on the circular bowl is cut 'JOHN MONDE CHVRCHWARDEN 1664'". Noted in Long (1923) and in Mee (1939) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. In Newman & Pevsner (1972): "Font. Norman, cauldron-shaped. Along the underside lightly decorated trumpet-scallops." The Dorset OPC web site [www.dorset-opc.com] dates the font to the 12th century. The Historic England site [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1254449] [accessed 17 January 2018] reports: "The church contained a late 12th century font from the old church, cauldron shaped with lightly decorated scallops on the underside; it was removed when the church was deconsecrated. The church was declared redundant on February 23, 1971 and became the school chapel for Shaftesbury Grammar School for boys. This later became Shaftesbury School (comprehensive) and the building is now used as a teaching and performance space for drama and music." [NB: the entry does not mention where the old font was moved to].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 556854 5650495
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.00322, -2.1897
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 0′ 11.59″ N, 2° 11′ 22.92″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: English
Inscription Location: On the bowl
Inscription Text: "JOHN MONDE CHVRCHWARDEN 1664"
Inscription Notes: probably carved at a later date [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: Hutchins 3rd ed. (1973 c1861-1874), vol. 3: 80

REFERENCES

  • Hutchins, John, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Wakefield: E.P. Pub. Ltd., 1973, vol. 3: 80
  • Long, E.T., "Dorset church fonts", 44, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, 1923, pp. 62-76; p. 75
  • Mee, Arthur, The King's England. Dorset: Thomas Hardy's Country, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1939, p. 207
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Dorset, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 364