Akenham

Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2007

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design element - motifs - moulding - graded

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2007

Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 24 November 2007 by Simon Knott

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design element - motifs - moulding - graded

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2007

Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 24 November 2007 by Simon Knott

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design element - patterns - tracery - varied

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2007

Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 24 November 2007 by Simon Knott

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design element - patterns - tracery - varied

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2007

Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 24 November 2007 by Simon Knott

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Source caption: "The church of St Mary Akenham, Suffolk"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Keith Evans, 2009

Image Source: digital photograph 22 February 2009 by Keith Evans [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1174091] [accessed 30 January 2025]

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view of font in context

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2007

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 November 2007 by Simon Knott

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INFORMATION

FontID: 15456AKE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Akenham, Ipswich IP1 6TQ, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7814 949828
Country Name: England
Location: Suffolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A14, 6 km N of Ipswich town centre
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century (?), Decorated
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Simon Knott, of www.suffolkchurches.co.uk, for the photograph of this font
The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TM1479048834] notes: "Church, mediaeval with mid C19 restoration [...] C15 octagonal limestone font, the sunk panels on bowl and stem containing tracery." Illustrated in Knott (2000, 2007). Octagonal basin with varied tracery on the sides, graded underbowl chamfer; raised on an octagonal stem with varied traceried windows, and a moulded lower base of the same shape. The basin is badly cracked.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.09652, 1.1336
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 5′ 47.47″ N, 1° 8′ 0.96″ E
UTM: 31U 372152 5773417

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

Knott, Simon, The Suffolk Churches Site, Simon Knott, 1999-. [standing permission to reproduce images received from Simon [February 2005]. Accessed: 2009-10-12 00:00:00. URL: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk.