Faulkbourne / Falcheburna / Faulkbourn

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11814FAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Germain [aka St. Germanus], Faulkbourn
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Germanus%27_Church,_Faulkbourne
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Address: Witham CM8 1SP, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1376 517095
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 4 km NW of Witham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Witham [in Domesday]
Additional Comments: disappeared font? the original 12th or 13th-century font?
Font Notes:
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: Octagonal with concave side, moulded lower edge and moulded base, 15th-century."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923, vol. 2: 68