Thelnetham
Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2008
Standing permission
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2008
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 15 September 2008 by Simon Knott [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/thelnetham.html] [accessed 3 November 2009]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font and cover in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 15 September 2008 by Simon Knott [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/thelnetham.html] [accessed 3 November 2009]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15643THE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century [basin only?] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17526639
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Site Location: Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km W of Diss
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich
Font Notes:
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Not mentioned in Parker (1855). The Antiquary (June 15, 1872, p. 145) reports the recent restoration of this church, restoration which included that of the ancient font as well. Illustrated in Knott (2008). The plain-sided octagonal basin may be the only part of the medieval font; mounted on a plain stem, moulded lower base and plinth, all of them octagonal as well. The wooden cover has an octagonal platform on which a Latin cross on steps; modern.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Simon Knott, of www.suffolkchurches.co.uk, for the photograph of this font
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Knott, Simon, The Suffolk Churches Site, Simon Knott, 1999-. [standing permission to reproduce images received from Simon [February 2005]. URL: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk.