Hackford nr. Hingham No. 2 / Hackford by Hingham / Hackforth / Hakeford / Hakeford by Hingham / Hakeforda / Hakefordam

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coat of arms - unidentified - in a panel - cusped panel - 8

Scene Description: the emblems do not seem to be the traditional Instruments of the Passion: instead, crossed keys, chalices, etc. [cf. Font notes]

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Image Source: detail of a digital photograph in Norfolk Churches [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hackfordsm/hackfordsm.htm] [accessed 7 February 2007]

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design element - architectural - column - 8

Scene Description: very slender, one at each angle of the octagonal stem

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symbol - shield - blank - 8

Scene Description: one on each side of the chamfered underbowl [notice the damage to one of the corners of the basin]

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2005

Image Source: digital photograph in Norfolk Churches [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hackfordsm/hackfordsm.htm] [accessed 7 February 2007]

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view of font

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view of font

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Image Source: digital photograph in Norfolk Churches [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hackfordsm/hackfordsm.htm] [accessed 7 February 2007]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 12641HAC
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Church Lane, Hackford, Norfolk, NR18 9HN
Country Name: England
Location: Norfolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located near Hingham, 6 km NW of Wymondham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Norwich
Historical Region: Hundred of Forehoe [aka Forehou]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Decorated? / Perpendicular?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Simon Knott, of Norfolk Churches [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk] for his photographs of this church and font.
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "The Church is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and hath only a nave and chancel, both which are thatched: the south porch is leaded, the steeple is square, and hath been higher; it is now covered with board, and hath one bell in it. [...] On the font, two keys in saltier, for St. Peter." Blomefield (ibid.) names "Ralf de Banham" first recorded rector/vicar here, in 1293, and cites one entry in Domesday, 'Hakefordam', without a mention of church or priest in it. Lewis' Dictionary of 1848 reports a handsome font in this church. In Pevsner & Wilson (1999): "Octagonal, late C14. Shields in cusped fields and symbols of the Passion." Noted and illustrated in the Kontt (2005): "14th century font with its passion symbols on the shields." The font consists of an octagonal basin with vertical sides decorated with cusped panels inscribing each a charged shield; the emblems on the shield do not however appear to be the traditional ones of the Instruments of the Passion; only two may have a religious connotation: one with crossed keys, the other with three chalices or cups; the chamfered underbowl is decorated with a blank shield on each side; the octagonal stem has very slender colonnettes carved at the corners; the lower base and plinth appear modern.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.57913, 1.03835
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 34′ 44.87″ N, 1° 2′ 18.06″ E
UTM: 31U 367083 5827261

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Blomefield, Francis, An essay towards a topographical history of Norfolk, 1805-1810
Knott, Simon, The Norfolk Churches Site, Simon Knott, 2004. [standing permission to reproduce images received from Simon (February 2005]. Accessed: 2007-02-07 00:00:00. URL: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England, Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, and the Islands of Guernsy, Jersey, and Man, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions [...], London: S. Lewis, 1831
Pevsner, Nikolaus, Norfolk 2: North-West and South (2nd ed.), London: Penguin, 1999