Wraxall nr. Cattistock

Image copyright © The Dorset Historic Churches Trust, 2003
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INFORMATION
FontID: 11440WRA
Church/Chapel: Parish Church ofSt. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Directions to Site: Located just NW of Cattistock
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, by the entrance
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [re-cut] / 19th century, Norman [altered?] / Victorian?
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
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk] illustrates a font consisting of a large octagonal basin with chamfered underbowl, raised on a central shaft and eight outer colonnettes, all on an octagonal lower base; all plain; appears re-cut and restored [unless the Victorian restorers made it, though not in their usual style].
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material:
wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal, low dome; appears modern