English Bicknor / Bicanofre

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view of basin

Scene Description: the patched upper rim and the marks on the opposite side are probably evidence of an old font cover

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007

Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 March 2007 by John Wilkes

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view of church exterior - south view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007

Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 March 2007 by John Wilkes

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view of church interior - nave - arcade - south arcade - capital

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007

Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 March 2007 by John Wilkes

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view of church interior - nave - arcade - south arcade - capital - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Carved 12th century Norman capital in the south arcade of St.Mary's church."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Croft, 2009

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 June 2009 by Richard Croft [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1401790] [accessed 11 December 2018]

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view of church interior - nave - looking southeast

Scene Description: Source caption: "Church Interior, English Bicknor. View of the interior of St Mary's church which is dominated by these Norman pillars."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Stuart Wilding, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 August 2014 by Stuart Wilding [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4657803] [accessed 11 December 2018]

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view of church interior - nave - north arcade - arch

Scene Description: easternmost arch of the north arcade of the nave -- Source caption: "This arch, with its carvings of animal heads, is just one of the many interesting features in St Mary's church."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Stuart Wilding, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 August 2014 by Stuart Wilding [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4657825] [accessed 11 December 2018]

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view of church interior - nave - north arcade - arch - detail

Scene Description: detail of the easternmost arch of the north arcade of the nave -- Source caption: "Detail of carvings on a Norman arch in St Mary's church."

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Stuart Wilding, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 August 2014 by Stuart Wilding [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4657815] [accessed 11 December 2018]

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view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Plain circular font in St.Mary's church, most probably Norman".

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Croft, 2009

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 June 2009 by Richard Croft [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1401726] [accessed 11 December 2018]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 12868ENG
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Balls Hill, English Bicknor, Coleford GL16 7PG, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Gloucestershire, South West
Directions to Site: Located E of the A40, 8 km ENE of Monmouth, near the county border with Herefs.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Gloucester
Historical Region: Hundred of St. Briavels
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S aisle
Century and Period: 12th century [re-tooled], Medieval [altered]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Wilkes, of www.allthecotswolds.com, for the photographs of this church and font.
No individual entry for English Bicknor found in the Domesday survey. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (Gloucester, vol. 5, 1996) notes: "English Bicknor church, which stands in the outer bailey of a Norman castle, [...] dates from the 12th century. [...] It was recorded from 1221 when, during the minority of the lord of Bicknor, the Crown presented to it [...] The Norman font is plain and tub-shaped" [the VCH footnotes: "Trans. B.G.A.S., xlix, 133, 153"]. Noted in Verey & Brooks (1999-2002): "Font. Scraped circular Norman tub on a hardly less slim stem." The entry for this church in the CRSBI (2018) notes: "The font may also be a product of the 12thc, but without any sculpted decoration it is impossible to be sure. [...] A plain cylindrical font that sharply tapers at the centre. It has an octagonal base and rests on a circular plinth. The main body of the font has an exceptionally smooth finish in comparison to the base and plinth, which could be a sign that it was reworked at a later date." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SO5812915812] reports a stone stoup in the north transept, and a plain circular font in the south aisle. The plain tub font appears to have been re-cut or re-tooled; there is repaired damage to the upper rim area.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.8388, -2.609
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 50′ 19.68″ N, 2° 36′ 32.4″ W
UTM: 30U 526939 5743182

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 76 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * CRSBI (2018)

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood, oak?
Apparatus: no
Notes: round, flat and plain; ball handl/finial

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2018-12-11 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Accessed: 2018-12-11 00:00:00. URL: http://www.crsbi.ac.uk.
Verey, David, Gloucestershire, London: Penguin Books, 1999-2002