Duddington nr. Peterborough

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12292DUD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Duddington
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Addington
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Duddington, Stamford PE9 3QF, United Kingdom
Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just S of the A43-A47 confluence, 25 km W of Peterborough
Font Notes:
Noted in Mee (1945): "The font is medieval, and still has one of the staples by which it was locked [...]" The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SK9877400884] notes: "Church. Mid and late C12, C13, C14, chancel rebuilt and church restored c.1844 [...] C13 octagonal font supported on octagonal base with Y polygonal shafts".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Mee, Arthur, The King's England: Northamptonshire, country of spires and stately homes, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945, [http://northamptoncastle.homeip.net/northampton/books/Arthur%20Mee.htm] [accessed 18 October 2006]