Wappenham No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 14590WAP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17545339
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km W of Towcester, 24 km SE of Northampton
Additional Comments: e-mailed the editor of Wappenham Newsletter asking for photos before the font is re-located if possible [5 may 2009//mt]; too late?
Font Notes:
Two fonts are noted in Pevsner & Cherry (1973): "Fonts. The old one is Norman, circular, with two defaced knob-like heads. The present one is octagonal with close patterns of honeysuckle-like leaves. The most likely date is the 1660s." Plans to re-locate the Norman font were noted in the 'Wappenham Newsletter' [Autumn 2006]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Northamptonshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1973, p. 441