Torbay
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Torbay Parish Council, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph in the Parish Council web site [www.sagart.force9.co.uk/history.html]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
FontID: 12250TOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints Torre
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: 4 Bampfylde Rd, Torquay TQ2 5AP, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1803 312754
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located in the NW outskirts of Torquay
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the entrance
Date: ca. 1889?
Century and Period: 19th century (late), Late Victorian
Font Notes:
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The present baptismal font consists of an octagonal basin raised on a central shaft and eight outer colonnettes, probably from the main re-building towards the end of the 19th century. The Parish Council web site [www.sagart.force9.co.uk/history.html] informs: "Agatha Christie's father gave much of the money to build the new church and she was baptised in it [...] and used the font in one of her early stories". The present font is listed in Historic England [Listing NGR: SX9073764341]: "Fine octagonal marble font, given by the architect (information from the incumbent) with similarities of design to Butterfield's font at All Saints, Babbacombe" [NB: no reference found in it to the old font]. The old font from this church could be one of three now [February 2009] found inside the church at Modbury [cf. Index entry for Modbury]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.46854, -3.5411
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 28′ 6.74″ N, 3° 32′ 27.96″ W
UTM: 30U 461599 5590867
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal