Farnham nr. Saxmundham

INFORMATION

FontID: 15597FAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Suffolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A12, 4 km SSW of Saxmundham
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century / 19th century, Early English? / Victorian?
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