Exminster

INFORMATION

FontID: 14242EXM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: England
Location: Devon, South West
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SSE of Exeter
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Font Notes:
No mention of a font in Stabb (1908- ), who mentions a restored holy-water stoup near the south door but does not mention its date (perhaps 15th-century?). Pevsner (1952) notes: "Font. Late C18, white marble." [NB: we have no information on the earlier font of this church]

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, South Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1952
Stabb, John, Some old Devon churches, their roods, pulpits, fonts, etc., London: Simkin, [et al.], 1908-1916