Oare nr. Minehead
Image copyright © Brandenburg, 2008
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Brandenburg, 2008
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 22 October 2007 by 'Brandeburg'; in Flickr [http://flickr.com/photos/24191784@N00/1847157965/] [accessed 15 March 2008]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of basin - back side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Brandenburg, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 October 2007 by 'Brandeburg'; in Flickr [http://flickr.com/photos/24191784@N00/1847157965/] [accessed 15 March 2008]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 13421OAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A39, 21-22 km W of Minehead
Additional Comments: altered font / damaged font
Font Notes:
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A badly worn and damaged round basin, now raised on a modern [Victorian?] octagonal pedestal base. The wooden cover is flat and round; appears modern. A recent (22 October 2007) photograph of this font by Brandenburg can be found in Flickr [http://flickr.com/photos/24191784@N00/1847157965/] [accessed 15 March 2008]. Not mentioned in Pevsner (1958).
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]