Bassingham No. 2 / Basingeham
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 12534BAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael & All Angels
Church Address: Newark Road, Bassingham, Lincoln LN5 9HA, UK -- Tel.: 01522 788383
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A46, 15 km SSW of Lincoln
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Graffoe
Font Notes:
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The present font is noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Octagonal, Perp[endicular], with quatrefoils." A caption to a photograph of the church interior in Geograph [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4793927] [accessed 18 June 2018] notes: "The font dates from the 13th century."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 657608 5889007
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.12715, -0.6444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 7′ 37.74″ N, 0° 38′ 39.84″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 128