Swanage / Swanwich
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11465SWA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Dorset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 13 km S of Poole, on the SE coast of the Isle of Purbeck
Font Notes:
Click to view
Noted in the 3rd ed. of Hutchins (1973): "The font has a handsome appearance, and is formed of Purbeck marble".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone [Purbeck marble]
REFERENCES
- Hutchins, John, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Wakefield: E.P. Pub. Ltd., 1973, vol. 1: 677