Dilton / Old Dilton

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view of basin - upper view

Scene Description: notice the the depth and size of the inner well [cf. FontNotes]

Image Source: detail of digital photograph taken 2 October 2011 by Neil MacDougall [www.panoramio.com/photo/60182438] [accessed 24 February, 2012]

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view of church exterior - southeast view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 15 November 2005 by Phil Williams [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/78975] [accessed 16 January 2012]

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: exterior of the Church of St. Mary, Old Dilton; it is located in a valley setting next to the River Biss is still in active use.

Image Source: digital photograph taken 15 November 2005 by Phil Williams [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/78962] [accessed 16 January 2012]

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Scene Description: the re-cut font in the foreground

Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 October 2011 by Neil MacDougall [www.panoramio.com/photo/60182438] [accessed 24 February, 2012]

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view of church interior - nave - looking west

Scene Description: the re-cut font is visible at the west end of the nave

Image Source: 1964 B&W photograph in Wiltshire Community History [http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/gallery/church/dilton_marsh_picP17794.jpg] [accessed 24 February 2012]

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view of font

Scene Description: ca. 1806

Image Source: 1806 watercolour by John Buckler (1770-1851) in Wiltshire Treasures [http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/museums/] [accessed 24 February 2012]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 13794DIL

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary [redundant]

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin

Church Location: Old Dilton Road, Dilton Marsh, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3RA

Country Name: England

Location: Wiltshire, South West

Directions to Site: Located near Dilton Marsh, 4 km SW of Westbury, 4 km NNW of Warminster

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Salisbury

Historical Region: Hundred of Westbury

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave

Century and Period: 15th century [re-cut], Perpendicular [altered?]

Church Notes: Redundant since April 1973 -- now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

The font here is documented in an 1806 watercolour by John Buckler (1770-1851). The Victoria County History (Wiltshire, vol. 8, 1965) notes the Holy Trinity Church in Ditton Marsh, as well as an earlier church in Dilton proper: "The church of St. Mary, Dilton, is a small building [...] The architectural features of the church date from the 15th century onwards, but doubtless the structure is more ancient"; the VCH entry does not mention a font in its entry for the parish. The National Monuments Record (English Heritage) [www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=313756] [accessed 24 February 2012] reports: "Recut C15 octagonal stone font at west end." The Wiltshire Council' Wiltshire Community History page [http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=856] [accessed 24 February 2012], however, states: "A 19th century copy of a 15th century octagonal font was also provided." The surfaces of the font show the style, as well as the very sharp angles and contrasts, of a modern font, however, the shape and size of the inner well of the basin alone is an indication that the font may well be a re-cut of an old one [NB: although many 19th-century fonts were made following traditional font designs, it is not very common to find the inside depth of the old fonts replicated in them. A likely check to corroborate the dating would be to lift or remove the metal lining of the basin and check the state of the stone surface and drain under it, as even the most thorough re-cuts or re-carvings rarely affect those areas.]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.240278, -2.203889

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 14′ 25″ N, 2° 12′ 14″ W

UTM: 30U 555573 5676846

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-02-24 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.

Byrne, Matthew, Beautiful churches saved by The Churches Conservation Trust, London: Frances Lincoln, 2013