Cranham nr. Gloucester

No individual entry for this Cranham found in the Domesday survey. Verey & Brooks (1999-2002): "Font. Octagonal, with IHS, and on each of the other panels a different style of cross; probably early C19." The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (Gloucester, vol. 7, 1981) notes: "Cranham remained part of Brimpsfield parish in 1342 [...] but architectural evidence suggests that there was a chapel on the site of Cranham church by the late 12th century. The chapel, which may have been that recorded on Cirencester Abbey's property in 1261, [...] had evidently been assigned parochial rights by 1455 [...] The chancel arch was probably of the late 12th century before its restoration in the late 19th century [...] The only parts of the structure which have survived later restorations without being rebuilt are the late-15th- or early-16th-century tower, the south arcade, and parts of the south aisle including a window"; no font is mentioned in the VCH entry. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SO8910812410] notes: "Parish church. C12, mostly altered C15 and C16. Major restoration and enlargement 1894-5 [...] Octagonal C19 stone font on tall fluted base." The original font of this 15th-century church was probably replaced by a Late Victorian model at the time of the restoration and enlargement of this church in the 19th century. The modern font consists of an octagonal basin raised on an octagonal stem and lower base, and a rectangular plinth; the sides of the basin are decorated with varied motifs, including the 'IHS' anagram; the stem has fluted pattern all around. Flat wooden cover, octagonal, with a pine-cone (?) finial-handle. [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to the 12th century, with major alterations in the 15th, 16th and late-19th centuries, but we have no information on the medieval font of this church].