Farnham nr. Saxmundham

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15597FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century / 19th century, Early English? / Victorian?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17546427
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A12, 4 km SSW of Saxmundham
Font Notes:
Described in Parker (1855) : "Font, an octagon, on circular pedestal and legs; the bowl has some slightly sunk panels." The Parish Council entry in the OneSuffolk web site [http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/FarnhamPC/Church/] [accessed 27 October 2009], however, notes: "The octagonal font is 13th century style but dates from the 19th century." [NB: Parker usually notes a modern font, but did not do so for Farnham; did he see an older font?]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Parker, John Henry, The Ecclesiastical and architectural topography of England [...] Suffolk, 1855, [unpaged]