Compton nr. West Marden / Contone
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view of church exterior
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 December 2008 by Basher Eyre [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1093064] [accessed 12 September 2012]
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view of church interior - nave - detail
Scene Description: the font cover is visible in the south aisle, beyond the nave arcade
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Basher Eyre, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 December 2008 by Basher Eyre [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1093030] [accessed 12 September 2012]
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: in the context of the south aisle
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Shazz, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 November 2009 by Shazz [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1566663 [accessed 12 September 2012]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 18174COM
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Compton, West Sussex, PO18 9EZ
Country Name: England
Location: West Sussex, South East
Directions to Site: Located off the B2146, N of West Marden
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chichester
Historical Region: Hundred of Westbourne and Singleton - Rape of Winchester -- Sussex
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S aisle
Century and Period: 15th century?, Perpendicular
The Victoria County History (Sussex, vol. 4, 1953) notes: "A church here is mentioned in Domesday Book, [...] but the earliest work now traceable is that of the arcade which formerly opened into the north aisle; this, with the chancel arch, is of the late 12th century; in the 13th century a south aisle was added. At a date unknown the north aisle was demolished; and in the 19th century the chancel was rebuilt, a few old stones being re-used [...] The font stands in the west bay of the aisle, screened off in modern times to make a baptistery; it is a plain octagon of perhaps the 15th century." Noted in Sussex Parish Churches [www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/400/33/] [accessed 12 September 2012]. The font has two covers: one is octagonal and flat, with metal decoration and ring handle; sits directly on the basin top; the other is shaped like a truncated pyramid, octagonal, with panels on the sides, and is raised and lowered by a pulley system. [NB: we have no information on the font of the 11th century church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
50.92715,
-0.894665
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
50° 55′ 37.74″ N,
0° 53′ 40.79″ W
UTM: 30U 647955 5643835
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material:
wood,
oak?
Apparatus: yes [cf. FontNotes]
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-09-11 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
