East Portlemouth

INFORMATION

FontID: 14237POR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Winwaloe
Church Patron Saints: St. Winwaloe [aka Wynwallow, Winnol, Onolaus, Guénolé] / St. Lanty
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located 8 km S of Kingsbridge, across the bay from Salcombe
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the N aisle, by the N entrance
Century and Period: 15th century (mid?), Perpendicular
Not mentioned in Stabb (1908- ) or in Hoskins (1954). Noted in Pevsner (1952): "Foint. Perp[endicular], octagonal, plain." The church leadlet informs: "Entering the church, the baptismal font is on the right; mid-late 15th century, not Saxon as sometimes suggested" [NB: this church has a north porch and entrance]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, South Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1952