Bromham No. 2

The Victoria County History (Wiltshire, vol. 7, 1953) notes: "In 1086 the priest of Bromham held I hide and 1 virgate 'of the lands of the villeins', under the king. [...] The church of St. Nicholas, Bromham [...] was built early in the 12 th century. [...] The church was rebuilt in the 13th century [...] The octagonal font is of the 15 th century." Noted in Pevsner & Cherry (1975): "Font. Octagonal, Perp[endicular], with little pendants and simply panelled fields." The Wiltshire Community History site [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=770] [accessed 30 August 2008] notes: "The octagonal font is of the 15th century" [NB: it is not clear which of the two fonts in this church it refers to]. The Bayntun History site [http://www.bayntun-history.com/StNicholasChurch.htm] [accessed 30 August 2008] informs:"The original font was either lost or broken, most likely during the Civil War […] The present font in the church (pictured left) dates from around 1660 – the time of the Restoration of the Monarchy", and adds the presence of a second font in a glass case in the transept: "an octagonal font dating back to the 15th century".