Burrington nr. Weston-super-Mare / Beryngton
Image copyright © Tony Ethridge, 2009
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Scene Description: the modern font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Tony Ethridge, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Tony Ethridge
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 14710BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Holy Trinity
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km NE of Axbridge, 16 km E of Weston-super-Mare
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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The present octagonal font probably dates from the major renovatoon carried out in 1884 [NB: we have no information on the original font of the 15th-century church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Tony Ethridge, of Somerset Villages, for his photograph of the modern font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 517438 5686631
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.3307, -2.7497
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 19′ 50.52″ N, 2° 44′ 58.92″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal