Berrow No. 1 / Berrow nr. Burnham-on-Sea

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design element - architectural - arch or window - trefoiled - 16

Scene Description: two per side of the octagonal basin; they wrap around down the underbowl

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design element - architectural - niche or window - pointed - 8

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design element - motifs - floral - square flower - 16

Scene Description: two per side of the octagonal basin

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design element - motifs - moulding

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design element - motifs - moulding

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of font and cover

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INFORMATION

FontID: 15350BER
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Coast Road, Berrow, Somerset TA8 2QR
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located right on the angle of the 90-degree E turn of the B3140, just N of Burnham-on-Sea
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the tower
Century and Period: 14th century, Decorated
English Heritage [Listing NGR: ST2938352464] (1968) records two fonts; one is "Ribbed C15 octagonal font with foiled niches" [cf. Index entry for Berrow No 3]; the other, "C14 quatrefoil font under the tower, base missing". The old basin is now mounted on a modern pedestal base.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.267, -3.0135
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 16′ 1.2″ N, 3° 0′ 48.6″ W
UTM: 30U 499058 5679517

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood, oak?
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal and flat, with metal decoration; Victorian?