Walberswick

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animal - mammal - lion - sejant-gardant - 4

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angel - holding shield - blank shield - 4

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angel - cherub - 8

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animal - mammal - lion - sejant-gardant - 4

Scene Description: badly damaged now
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hugh John Griffiths, 2004
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hugh John Griffiths, 2004
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12321WAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Workshop/Group/Artisan: East Anglia font
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James, Walberswick [old church]
Font Location in Church: Inside the ruined church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Church Address: Church Ln, Walberswick, Southwold IP18 6UZ, United Kingdom
Site Location: Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B1387, S of Blythburgh
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich
Additional Comments: damaged font: on the upper rim mainly, probably related to the forceful removal of the staples of the old cover
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of on of the East Anglian types of this period: the octagonal basin has angels holding shields alternating with sedente-regardant lions; the inside well of the basin is lead-lined and there is evidence of cover hardware on the upper rim surface; the lower rim of the basin has cherub heads decorating the angles; the sides of the stem appear to have sedente lions, some badly damaged; it is raised on a small octagonal plinth. Recent photographs of the font can be found at eImage.net [www.eimagesite.net], https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:St_Andrew's_Church,_Walberswick_(font) and in the Suffolk Churches web site [www.suffolkchurches.co.uk].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Simon Knott, of www.suffolkchurches.co.uk, for the photographs of this font.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: lead lining

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Knott, Simon, The Suffolk Churches Site, Simon Knott, 1999-. [standing permission to reproduce images received from Simon [February 2005]. URL: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk.