Geddington
Image copyright © Norman Johnson, 2009
Image and permission received (e-mail of 30 April 2009)
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Scene Description: the present font in this church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Norman Johnson, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 April 2009 by Norman Johnson
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 30 April 2009)
INFORMATION
FontID: 14426GED
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene
Country Name: England
Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located on the A43, 5 km NNE of Kettering
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 10th century (mid?), Pre-Conquest
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Norman Johnson, Church Warden, Geddington, for the photograph of the present font in this church
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The present font at Geddington Parish Church consists of an octagonal basin with a rounded or chamfered upper rim and plain sides; tall underbowl chamfer; raised on a thin circular stem with a moulded lower base, and an octagonal plinth. This font is of an awkward design; the basin may have been re-cut; if not it may be modern. [NB: we have no information on the original font of the mid-10th century]