Westbury-on-Severn / Wesberie

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coat of arms - Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603) - detail

on the 16thC pedestal base of the composite font
Scene Description: on the 16thC pedestal base of the composite font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Ross & Britain Express Ltd, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph from Britain Express [http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/glouces/churches/Westbury/index.htm] [accessed 28 December 2007]
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coat of arms - Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603) - detail

the crowned rampant lion seen here on the right panel of the 16thC pedestal base of the composite font
Scene Description: the crowned rampant lion seen here on the right panel of the 16thC pedestal base of the composite font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 July 2019 by Colin Smith
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coat of arms - Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603) - detail

on the 16thC pedestal base of the composite font
Scene Description: on the 16thC pedestal base of the composite font
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 July 2019 by Colin Smith
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coat of arms - House of Tudor - Tudor rose - crowned

seen here on the centre panel -- the two fleurs-de-lis at right and left had been an emblem used by the monarchs of England since Edward III, whose mother was Isabella of France, wife of Edward II and Queen of England
Scene Description: seen here on the centre panel -- the two fleurs-de-lis at right and left had been an emblem used by the monarchs of England since Edward III, whose mother was Isabella of France, wife of Edward II and Queen of England
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coat of arms - House of Tudor - portcullis

one of two such on this font -- originally a badge of the House of Beaufort, adopted later by Henry VII (1457-1509); this version without a crown on it
Scene Description: one of two such on this font -- originally a badge of the House of Beaufort, adopted later by Henry VII (1457-1509); this version without a crown on it
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 July 2019 by Colin Smith
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coat of arms - House of Tudor - portcullis

one of two such on this font -- originally a badge of the House of Beaufort, adopted later by Henry VII (1457-1509); this version without a crown on it
Scene Description: one of two such on this font -- originally a badge of the House of Beaufort, adopted later by Henry VII (1457-1509); this version without a crown on it
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2020
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design element - motifs - roll moulding

much damaged now
Scene Description: much damaged now
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inscription

"ANDO" [i.e., ANNO DOMINI]
Scene Description: "ANDO" [i.e., ANNO DOMINI]
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inscription

1583
Scene Description: 1583
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symbol - floral - fleur-de-lis

the fleur-de-lis had been an emblem used by the monarchs of England since Edward III, whose mother was Isabella of France, wife of Edward II and Queen of England
Scene Description: the fleur-de-lis had been an emblem used by the monarchs of England since Edward III, whose mother was Isabella of France, wife of Edward II and Queen of England
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view of basin - detail

cusped frame shows a haloed winged lion holding a scroll: Mark's symbol on a side of the modern font
Scene Description: cusped frame shows a haloed winged lion holding a scroll: Mark's symbol on a side of the modern font
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view of church exterior - tower

the tower is detached from the body of the church
Scene Description: the tower is detached from the body of the church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Ross & Britain Express Ltd, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph from Britain Express [http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/glouces/churches/Westbury/index.htm] [accessed 28 December 2007]
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view of church exterior - tower - detail

the base of the detached tower
Scene Description: the base of the detached tower
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes, in The Gloucestershire Photo Library [http://www.allthecotswolds.com/] [accessed 28 December 2007]
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view of church exterior in context

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 July 2019 by Colin Smith
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view of font

the composite font
Scene Description: the composite font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David Ross & Britain Express Ltd, 2007
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view of font

the composite font
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view of font

the composite font
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view of font

the composite font
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view of font

the composite font
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the modern font
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view of font and cover

the modern font
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view of font in context

the composite font
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INFORMATION

FontID: 13283WES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul [some sources add St. Mary to the dedication]
Church Location: Bell Ln, Westbury-on-Severn GL14 1PD, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Gloucestershire, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A48, on the N bank of the Severn, 3 km NE of Newnham, 11 km WSW of Gloucester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Gloucester
Historical Region: Hundred of Westbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Date: ca. 1583? [base only]
Century and Period: 12th century [basin only] -- 16th century(late) [base only] [composite font], Medieval / composite
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font [base only]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Ross family, of Britain Express [www.britainexpress.com], to John Wilkes, of The Gloucestershire Photo Library [www.allthecotswolds.com] and to Colin Smith, for the photographs of this church and font.
Font Notes:
There is an entry for Westbury [-on-Severn] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SO7114/westbury-on-severn/] [accessed 1 February 2019] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (Gloucester, vol. 10, 1972) notes: "No part of the church which stood on the site by the 11th century [...] apparently survives; presumably it lacked a tower and the detached tower and spire were built in the late 13th century, the body of the church being rebuilt in the 14th century. [...] The pedestal of the font, carved with the royal arms and other devices, is dated 1583; the bowl is not original"; the VCH entry is footnoted "The bowl is said to have been destroyed before 1858 when the pedestal was removed to a garden at Flaxley where it remained until 1888: Trans. B.G.A.S. xlvii. 169- 171". Noted in Verey & Brooks (1999-2002): "Font of c. 1862.-- An earlier font has an ancient-looking octagonal bowl resting on an interesting pedestal carved with the arms of Elizabeth I and the date 1583." The pedestal base has the arms of Elizabeth I, plus a number of emblems related to the House of Tudor: two portcullis, a crowned Tudor rose, two fleurs-de-lis, and two inscriptions: "ANDO" and "1583". The later baptismal font consists of an octagonal basin with rounded sides and underbowl, raised on an octagonal pedestal base; there is a tow of small ball-flower motif under the upper rim of the basin; the sides of the latter are adorned with symbols inserts; the pedestal base is decorated with a blind arcade of trefoiled arches. Tall pyramidal wooden cover decorated with vegetal motifs (foliage and floral).

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.822821, -2.411426
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 49′ 22.16″ N, 2° 24′ 41.14″ W
UTM: 30U 540565 5741496

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin and numbers
Inscription Location: on two panels of the pedestal base
Inscription Text: "AN[no] DO[mini] / 1583"
Inscription Source: ImagesArea

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2007-12-28 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Verey, David, Gloucestershire, London: Penguin Books, 1999-2002