Midsomer Norton / Norton Canonicorum / Midsummer Norton
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 15308MID
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 16 km SW of Bath, the same distance NE of Wells
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Font Notes:
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Described in Pevsner (1958): "Norman, circular, with a small scalloped top band." In the National Monuments Record, English Heritage [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=31927] [accessed 15 September 2009]: "Norman font: plain chalice-type with scallop band below rim."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, North Somerset and Bristol, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958, p. 229