Binegar nr. Radstock No. 1
INFORMATION
FontID: 13329BIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Trinity
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located on Station Rd.
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1400?
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Font Notes:
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The National Monuments Record, English Heritage [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268021] [accessed 9 September 2009] reports a "C15 octagonal font" in this church. Noted in The Church of England, Diocese of Bath & Wells site [http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=11038] [accessed 30 Januray 2008]: "Also surviving from this early 15th century building, is the Jacobean altar table, the octagonal font, some Mural Sepulchria, Communion Plate and three of the six tower bells." [cf. Index entry for Binegar No. 2 for the re-used holy-water stoup of the old church [NB: we have no information on the fonts of the two earlier churchs, the first of which is reported to date to the 8th century]]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal