Frampton nr. Boston / Franetone / Frantune

There are two entries for this Frampton [variant spellings] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/TF3239/frampton/] [accessed 12 February 2019] one of which reports a prist and a church in it. Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989) note: "Font. Octagonal, Norman, with intersected arches." The Frampton Church web site [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/framptonchurch/page2.htm] [accessed 18 January 2007] notes: "The font is [...] situated in the south transept. The absence of carving on two faces of the Norman bowl indicates something of its more recent history. For many years the font was housed in the south east corner of the tower [...] It was moved to its present more practical location in the Lady Chapel in March 2000". The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TF3257539170] notes: "Parish church. Late C12, early C13, C14, 1796 restoration, restored 1890 [...] Transitional c.1200 octagonal font with intersecting blank arcading to sides and hobnail decoration to the top." The entry for this church in the CRSBI (2019) notes: "Romanesque elements consist of the font and the W tower arches leading into the nave and side aisles. [...] Located in the S transept and set on a modern base. Octagonal font with intersecting, round-headed arcade motif. Column bases are of the cushion and attic types and the column shafts are semi-circular. Capitals are very worn and look primarily to be bell shaped. The E side is completely cut back to a smooth surface. On the S side there is a length of reset beading (0.165 m) above the arches. The arches in the SW side have some beading in them. On the W side, the surface has also been cut back but faint traces of the arcade remain. There is a lozenge-shaped angle spur on the base of the NE and the SE sides. Along the top of the N side is a plain roll mould. Large pieces of stone are missing from the SE and NW sides where iron pins are inserted. The bowl is lead-lined and has a center drain at the bottom. [...] In the nave wall directly behind the W respond of the S arcade there is an opening with a pointed arch above it; the lower part of the opening is now in-filled with new ashlar. An inscription here reads: 'The font taken out of this arch and pillar and restored – A.D. 1862 +'. The local church notes further mention that 'for many years the font was housed in the southeast corner of the tower, until such time as it became necessary to move it to the southwest corner, to enable further strengthening of the tower support. It was moved to its present more practical location, in the Lady Chapel [i.e. S transept], in March 2000, as part of a Millennium project.' [...] The inscription on the modern base of the font reads: '+ TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN FILIAL MEMORYOF / ELIZABETH ANNA DR OF THO TUNNARD ESQR / WIFE TO REVD CHARLES MOORE / BAPD 12 JANY 1795 DEC D 29 NOVR 1837 / THIS FONT / THE SOLE RELIC OF AN EARLIER CHURCH / WAS HERE ERECTED A.D. 1889 / R.I.P.'"