Cornwood

INFORMATION

FontID: 14221COR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael & All Angels
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located 8 km ENE of Earl's Plumpton
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
Pode & Pode (1918) note: "The oldest part of the Church is the squat, slightly tapering tower. The remains of its lancet windows suggest that it dates from the early part of the 13th century. It was probably part of an earlier building whose nave and chancel may have corresponded in size with the present nave. We know that the Church and three altars were re-dedication [sic] in 1336 […] The [modern] font stands in front of the ringing chamber of the tower and is separated from it by a wooden screen." No mention of any font in Pevsner (1952) [NB: we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]

REFERENCES

Pode, John Duke, Cornwood notes: some descriptive notes on the Parish of Cornwood […], [s.l.]: [privately printed], 1918