Thorne St. Margaret

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14680THO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Margaret
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A38, 16 km W of Taunton
Additional Comments: abandoned font / disused font in the churchyard / replaced by a new font
Font Notes:
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, p. 91 / [http://books.google.ca/books?id=h-kGAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA100&lpg=RA1-PA100&dq=west+hatch+church+font&source=bl&ots=8DPeBrOd_W&sig=MBiQ5MYBqifsAD89-vQ_wGSHaKA&hl=en&ei=woMRSv6yH4jOMqKBnbMG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#PPP7,M1] [accessed 18 May 2009]