Icklingham No. 6 / Icklington

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 15666OCK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4729482
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Site Location: Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A1101, between Bury St. Edmunds and Mildenhall
Font Notes:
A baptismal font of the Perpendicular period is noted by Parker (1855) in this church. An octagonal font with large quatrefoils on the basin sides, graded moulding on the underbowl chamfer, and tracery on the stem is illustrated in Knott (1999?) with a photograph by Alan Thurkettle.

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]. URL: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk.
  • Parker, John Henry, The Ecclesiastical and architectural topography of England [...] Suffolk, 1855, [unpaged]