Burcombe / Bredecumbe

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14111BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Transitional / Early English
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Burcombe
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: 54 Church St, Tisbury, Salisbury SP3 6NH, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1747 872697
Site Location: Wiltshire, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A30, 3 km SW of Wilton, 7 km W of Salisbury
Historical Region: Hundred of Cadworth [in Domesday]
Additional Comments: altered font "much tidied up" [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted in Buck (1951) as a group of circular fonts with moulded edges dating from the late 12th or early 13th century in the county of Wiltshire, at Barford St. Martin, Bower Chalke, Burcombe, Chilmark, Codford St. Mary [...], Monkton Deverill, Donhead St. Andrew, Teffont Magna. An inventory of fixtures and fittings report of 21 April 2008 by Michael Drury Architects, Salisbury [http://documents.salisbury.gov.uk/public-planning-application-documents/00238000/00237879_Representation_Letters.pdf] [accessed 18 December 2008] includes: "The font is of stone, the bowl of a simple egg-cup shape set on a drum, perhaps twelfth century, but much tidied up." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SU0730431166] notes: "Anglican parish church. Saxon, C13, C15, tower rebuilt 1667, restored 1859 [...] Restored C12 cylindrical stone font in nave."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Buck, A.G. Randle, "Some Wiltshire fonts. Part II", LIV, CXCIV (June 1951), The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, 1951, pp. 19-35; p. 32