Barholm / Bercaham / Bercham / Bercheham
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Reproduced in compliance with source copyright statement [https://wdheritage.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/visit-to-barholm-church/] [accessed 30 September 2018]
Results: 8 records
design element - motifs - diaper
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © West Deeping Heritage Group, 2013-2017
Image Source: digital photograph in the West Deeping Heritage Group [https://wdheritage.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/barholm-st-martin-font_01.jpg] [accessed 30 September 2018]
Copyright Instructions: Reproduced in compliance with source copyright statement [https://wdheritage.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/visit-to-barholm-church/] [accessed 30 September 2018]
design element - motifs - floral - 4-petal
Scene Description: a large one on the front side here; smaller ones on other sides
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © West Deeping Heritage Group, 2013-2017
Image Source: digital photograph in the West Deeping Heritage Group [https://wdheritage.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/barholm-st-martin-font_01.jpg] [accessed 30 September 2018]
Copyright Instructions: Reproduced in compliance with source copyright statement [https://wdheritage.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/visit-to-barholm-church/] [accessed 30 September 2018]
design element - motifs - interlace or vine
Scene Description: several short ones, on sveral of the sides -- notice the five drilled holes that secured a former cover lock pad
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © West Deeping Heritage Group, 2013-2017
Image Source: digital photograph in the West Deeping Heritage Group [https://wdheritage.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/barholm-st-martin-font_01.jpg] [accessed 30 September 2018]
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design element - motifs - circle - concentric
![[cf. Font notes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1111223007_compressed.png)
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Tima Negus, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 April 2007 by Tina Negus [www.flickr.com/photos/84265607@N00/468397891/] [accessed 23 December 2011]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0
design element - motifs - floral - 5-petal
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Tima Negus, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 April 2007 by Tina Negus [www.flickr.com/photos/84265607@N00/468397891/] [accessed 23 December 2011]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0
view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bill Dunnakey, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 February 2006 by Bill Dunnakey [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/131492] [accessed 23 December 2011]
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Early 13c octagonal font on a 19c base, topped with a 19c carved cover. The sides of the bowl are decorated with a variety of relief motifs. including concentric circles, quatrefoils, zigzags and waves"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © jmc4, 2015
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 21 September 2015 by jmc4 [www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/29714638800/in/photostream/] [accessed 30 September 2018]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "Looking east down the 11/12c nave through the chancel arch which has 12c circular and shafted reveals now with a 13c roll moulded and pointed head."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © jmc4, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 September 2015 by jmc4 [www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/29714638950/in/photostream/] [accessed 30 September 2018]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12533BAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, by the entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Barholm, Stamford PE9 4RA, UK
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A15-A1175 crossroads, 9 km NE of Stamford, 15 km SW of Bourne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Ness
Additional Comments: composite font: 13C basin w/ 19C base
Font Notes:
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There are five entries for Narholm [variant spellings] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/TF0810/barholm/] [accessed 30 September 2018], none of which mentions cleric or church in it. Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989) note: "Font. Heptagonal, Norman, with the oldest jumble of unconnected, isolated motifs: a short length of dogtooth, rows of small circles, five-petalled flowers, a spiral, etc." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TF0900610976] notes: "Parish church. C11, mid C12, late C13, C14, 1648 tower rebuilt, 1855 and 1857 restoration [...] Early C13 octagonal font with C19 base, the sides of the bowl are decorated with a variety of relief motifs. including concentric circles, quatrefoils, zigzags and waves. C19 elaborately carved openwork font cover."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 676552 5840365
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.6844, -0.388
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 41′ 3.84″ N, 0° 23′ 16.8″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: heptagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: heptagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: 19th-century?
Material: wood, oak?
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 115