Horkstow / Horchetou
Image copyright © David Wright, 2009
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: the modern font in use
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Wright, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 12 September 2009 by David Wright [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1484911] [accessed 25 May 2019]
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of St. Maurice, Horkstow. The view from this direction is rather spoilt by the unpainted galvanised trunking for the church heating ".system.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Wright, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 6 March 2010 by David Wright [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1739646] [accessed 25 May 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0
view of church exterior - northwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © JThomas, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 29 July 2011 by JThomas [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2527737] [accessed 25 May 2019]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 12666HOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Maurice
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Maurice [aka Maur, Mauritius, Moritz, Morris]
Church Address: Main St, Horkstow, Barton-upon-Humber DN18 6BH, UK -- Tel.: +44 1652 632202
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the B1204 [aka Main St], on the S banks of the Humber river, 6 km WSW of Barton-upon-Humber
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Yarborough
Additional Comments: disapeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here?
Font Notes:
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There is an entry for Horkstow [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SE9818/horkstow/] [accessed 25 May 2019] but it mentions neither clerk nor church in it. Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989) note: "Font. Ornate Victorian E[arly] E[nglish], dated 1877." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE9871618221] notes: "Parish church. C13 tower, nave arcades, north aisle and chancel. C14-C15 south aisle and clerestory. C17 repairs to nave and north aisle roofs; C18 - early C19 repairs to chancel. Re-seated'and interior restored 1868. Restorations of 1898 by R H Fowler included re-facing aisles"; no font mentioned. [NB: we have no information on the original font of this church].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 664700 5947601
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.651199, -0.50795
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 39′ 4.31″ N, 0° 30′ 28.62″ W
REFERENCES
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 393