Great Bardfield
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Whitworth, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken by John Whitworth ^www.essexchurches.info
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Whitworth, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken by John Whitworth ^www.essexchurches.info
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 16747BAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: [Coordinates: 51° 56′ 51″ N, 0° 26′ 7.15″ E 51.9475, 0.43532]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Whitworth, of www.essexchurches.info, for his photographs of church and modern font
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of an octagonal basin with decorated sides (symbols in cusped panels) and a moulded underbowl, raised on an octagonal pedestal base with cinquefoiled panels on the sides. The wooden cover octagonal, with some open-work and a dove finial. Both font and cover are modern. [NB: the fabric of the church may go back to the 12th century, but we have no information on the medieval font]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 323742 5758306
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]