Winchester No. 10 / Venta Belgarum / Wintanceaster / Yenta Belgaruan

The entry for this church in the Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 5, 1912) notes: "The CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE [...] appears to be for the most part of the 15th century. There are, however, a number of re-used 12th-century stones and one fragment of detail, a small lion's-head corbel inserted in the west wall high up, but these may have come from another building. There is also a door on the north, now blocked up, with shafted jambs of late 13th or early 14th-century date, now much defaced and only visible in a back room of some adjoining premises. The tower is an addition of 15th-century date, but has been partly rebuilt"; it mentions no font in it. The entry in English Heritage [Bldg. no. 144853] notes: "1860 Caen stone font with carved octagonal stone bowl with fleurons carved under the bowl and an octagonal stem." Present font is located at the west end of the nave, on the north side of the entranceway.