Farnham nr. Blandfor Forum No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 11444FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Laurence
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Directions to Site: Located 15 km NE of Blandford Forum
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century, Classical
Font Notes:
Newman & Pevsner (1972) write: "Font. C18. Almost a joke; the bowl is so small." The Dorset Page [www.thedorsetpage.com] informs that there are actually two fonts in this church, "one medieval, and the other unusual late 17th century, classical with a minute bowl." [cf. Index entry for Farnham No. 1 for the ancient font of this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, Dorset, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972