North Barrow

Phelps (1836) mentions "a niche for holy water" in the porch of this church, but no font. The font is described in Wade & Wade (1929) as "a very curious font of uncertain date, standing on a modern pedestal". Noted on the English Heritage site [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=430613] [accessed 2 March 2008]: "hexigonal [sic] tulip-bowl font with ribs to angles, on single chamfered square plinth and base, possibly C13". The font appears to be a composite arrangement; the basin is very irregular and crudely rendered, and is raised on a quadrangular multi-block stem with chamfered sides and a moulded square lower base; probably moder, as indicated in Phelps. The cover is round, flat and plain, with a Latin cross finial/handle; modern.