Thorne St. Margaret

INFORMATION

FontID: 14680THO
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Margaret
Church Patron Saints: St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A38, 16 km W of Taunton
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Jeboult (1873) notes: "The font is handsome, with eight polished marble pillars. The old font lies in the churchyard, and is a curious relic." The National Monuments Record [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=271133] [accessed 30 September 2009] notes: "Saxon bowl font, restored and placed in church 1904".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

Jeboult, Edward, A General Account of West Somerset, description of the Valley of the Tone, and the history of the twon of Taunton, Taunton: Somerset and Bristol Steam-press, 1873