Mapperton
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11445MAP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the vestry
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 3 km from Beaminster
Additional Comments: disused font: "tucked away in the vestry" at Mee's time of visit [ca. 1939?]
Font Notes:
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Mee (1939) writes: "The church has a simple font; an old one, tucked away in the vestry, is thought to be Norman."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Mee, Arthur, The King's England. Dorset: Thomas Hardy's Country, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1939, p. 148