Nynehead / Ninehead

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 15381NYN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, on the N side, by the N arcade, opposite the S entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 2-3 km NNW of Wellington, 12 km W of Taunton
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Font Notes:
Described in Pevsner (1958): "Octagonal, Perp[endicular], panelled stem and underside of the bowl." Noted in the Parish web site [http://www.nynehead.org/] [accessed 24 September 200]: "The font is of the perpendicular style of the 15th century " The font consists of an octagonal basin with vertical sides decorated with deeply-carved quatrefoils inscribing floral motifs, the underbowl chamfer with pairs of trefoiled arches or windows, on a panelled pedestal base.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, South and West Somerset, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958, p. 264