Whitchurch nr. Aylesbury / Hwitchirche / Whitechurch / Wicherce / Wicherch / Wicherche / Witcherche

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design element - motifs - leaf

Scene Description: double leaf with a kernel between?

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design element - motifs - torus-scotia-torus

Scene Description: the inscription is inside the wide scotia

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view of basin

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of font and cover in context

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view of font and cover in context

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Basher Eyre, 2011

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17416WHI
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Evangelist
Church Location: 2 Church Lane, Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire HP22 4JY
Country Name: England
Location: Buckinghamshire, South East
Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km S of Winslow, 6-7 km N of Aylesbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Oxford
Historical Region: Hundred of Cottesloe
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1661?
Century and Period: 17th century(mid?) [basin only] [composite font], Baroque [composite]
There is an entry for this Whitchurch [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SP8020/whitchurch/] [accessed 25 November 2015], but it mention neither cleric nor church in it. Sheahan (1862) notes: "The Church [...] is a large venerable looking Gothic (edifice originally Early English, but much altered) [...] The font is of stone, and circular, and a wooden cover is suspended over it from the crown of one of the arches, beneath which it stands." The Victoria County History (Buckingham, vol. 3, 1925) notes: "An institution to Whitchurch rectory was made in 1189. [...] The present building dates from the early 13th century [...] The church was extensively restored in 1911 [...] The font has a small circular lead-lined stone bowl with the names of William Oliffe and Joseph Collett, churchwardens, and the date 1661; it is carried on a turned oak support, probably of the same date." English Heritage [www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-42340-church-of-st-john-whitchurch] reports: "font dated 1661 with small carved marble basin on wooden baluster, and fine wrought iron hoist for cover". The rather unusual font inside the church [cf. Images] appears to be a composite object, and it is questionable whether this is the same font reported by Sheahan ca. 1862. [NB: we have no information on the original font of this 12thC church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.8804, -0.8354
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 52′ 49.44″ N, 0° 50′ 7.44″ W
UTM: 30U 648988 5749951

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone [basin only; wooden pedestal], marble? [basin only; the pedestal is made of wood]
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: lead-lined

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: English
Inscription Location: in the scotia around the basin, below the decoration
Inscription Text: [includes the names of William Oliffe and Joseph Collett, churchwardens, and the date 1661]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood, oak?
Apparatus: yes; pulley
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-05-20 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Sheahan, James Joseph, History and topography of Buckinghamshire, comprising a general survey of the county, preceded by an epitome of the early history of Great Britain, London; Pontefract: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts; William Edward Bonas [...], 1862