Sandhurst nr. Camberley

Murray (1882) notes: "The Church of Sandhurst is modern E[arly] E[nglish], but preserves the Norm[an] font". Kempthorne (1914) writes: "The old church continued in use till the year 1853, when it was practically rebuilt under the direction of Mr. Street. [...] It is stated in the Ecclesiastical Topography of Berks that the chancel arch was of Norman work. There was a fine old font which it was for some reason considered necessary to break up. The font itself was square, supported on a solid square base by a cylindrical stem and four pillars at the corners. Each face contained four stones, the corner stones being decorated with crosses and a conventional flower pattern. The design on the central ones had become erased and is not obvious in the drawing. Two of the stones at least were built into the wall of the new church, and can be seen at the west end protected by dripstones." The Victoria County History (Berkshire, vol. 3, 1923) notes: "There was a chapel at Sandhurst as early as 1220, attached to the mother church of Sonning [...] The church of St. Michael was rebuilt in 1853 on an old site under the direction of G. E. Street." There is no mention of a font in the VCH entry.