Kirby Underdale / Cherchebi / Kirby Guderdale / Kirkby Underdale

There are two entries for this Kirby [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SE8058/kirby-underdale/] [accessed 31 July 2014], neither of which reports church or cleric in it. Baptismal font here noted in Bulmers' directory of 1892: "The font was presented by the Ven. R.F.L. Blunt, archdeacon of the East Riding,. It is of Caen stone, square in shape, resting on a thick octagonal shaft and four pillars of polished granite." This source goes on to described the church itself: "The present church dates from the 12th century, but a previous edifice occupied the site, and remains of the windows of this earlier structure may be seen above the arches of the north side. Foundations unearthed during the late restoration show that the original church consisted of a nave and apsidal chancel." On the restoration itself Bulmers' directory states: "The church was restored in 1828 at considerable expense, but with no attempt to preserve the unity of the original design. The tasteless and incongrous innovations then introduced were removed in 1871, when the church was restored under the direction of G.E. Street, Esq. R.A.. The expense was defrayed by the Right Hon. Charles Viscount Halifax, and the Rev. Thomas John Morrison, M.A., then rector" Genuki (1999) [NB: we have no information on the earlier fonts of this church]. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE8084258589] (1987) notes: "Church. Of west tower and nave, mid C12 arcades, chancel and south porch 1870-1871 by G E Street", but does not mention a font in it. The present font is modern, a square basin with decorated sides, raised on a central shaft and four outer colonnettes. There is, however, hidden in a corner inside the church, what appears to be a fragment of an octagonal font; it is much damaged and lacking most of the sides and underbowl, but is otherwise looks like it belonged to a late-medieval (?) stone baptismal font.