Matson / Mattesdune

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13946MAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: ca. 1100?
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Katharine
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]
Church Address: Matson Lane, Matson, Gloucestershire, GL4 6DX
Site Location: Gloucestershire, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B4073, just S of Gloucester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Gloucester
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Gloucester, vol. 4, 1988) notes: "There was a church or chapel at Matson by 1100 when the bishop granted Gloucester Abbey a pension of 10s. from it. [...] Matson church was largely rebuilt in 1739 and again in 1893. When completed in 1894 it was dedicated to St. Katharine [...] Barely any architectural evidence survives of the small medieval church. Fabric dating from the 13th and 15th centuries was discovered during the rebuilding of 1893"; the VCH does not mention a font in this entry. Noted in Verey & Brooks (1999-2002): "carved octagonal font of 1872". Described in the Parish Church web site [http://uk.geocities.com/sthilda.matson@btinternet.com/history.htm] [accessed 2 November 2008]: "The carved font has an octagonal shaft and bowl".

REFERENCES

  • Verey, David, Gloucestershire, London: Penguin Books, 1999-2002, vol. 2: 592