Symondsbury
Image copyright © The Dorset Historic Churches Trust, 2003
Standing permission
Results: 1 records
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © The Dorset Historic Churches Trust, 2003
Image Source: digital photograph in The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11434SYM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Previous Font Location(s): present font originally from Bedfordbury Chapel, London
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just W of Bridport
Additional Comments: disappeared font? the original 14th-century font of this church
Font Notes:
Click to view
According to The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk] the Victorian font in this church "came from Bedfordbury Chapel in St. Martin's Lane, London, when it became redundant in 1920. [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to the 14th century but we have no information on the original font(s) of 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