Dodington nr. Chipping Sudbury

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13874DOD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Mary [formerly parish church]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Dodington, South Gloucestershire, BS37, UK
Site Location: Gloucestershire, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A46 [aka Bath Road], between Codrington and Old Sudbury, 4 km SE of Chipping Sudbury [The church is part of Dodington Park a private residence of the Codrington family, to which is linked by a conservatory]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bristol
Additional Comments: not in John Wilkes yet (18 Oct 2008] -- replacement font -- diappeared font -- price of a font: wooden font sold for £5
Font Notes:
There are two entries for this Dodington [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/ST7579/dodington/] [accessed 6 March 2018], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. A font in this church is described in Bond (1908) as "a wooden Renaissance chalice of fine and unusual design" that, unfortunately, "has lately been sold for £5". The present font is noted in Verey & Brooks (1999-2002): "Font. A replacement of 1878, in a central position under the dome." [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church rebuilt in 1800-1805, according to the same source]. The entry for this church in Gloucestershire Places of Worship [http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS174.php] [accessed 6 March 2018] notes: "A stone font was installed in 1878". The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: ST7521279883] reports: "Complete rebuilding of mediaeval church 1796-1816 [...] Later C19 bowl font on 4 slender Corinthian columns on octagonal marble plinth in centre of nave."

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.5173, -2.3587
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 31' 2" N, 2° 21' 31" W

REFERENCES

  • Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 77
  • Verey, David, Gloucestershire, London: Penguin Books, 1999-2002, vol. 1: 316