Whenby / Quennebi / Qwheneby

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view of font and cover

much patched basin said to be 15thC
Scene Description: much patched basin said to be 15thC
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design element - motifs - moulding - graded

Font image
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view of church exterior - south porch

Source caption; "The 14th century south porch of St Martin's church, Whenby is built of a local sandstone."
Scene Description: Source caption; "The 14th century south porch of St Martin's church, Whenby is built of a local sandstone."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Gordon Hatton, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 5 July 2010 by Gordon Hatton [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1987031] [accessed 16 December 2019]
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view of church exterior - southeast view

Source caption; "St Martins, Whenby. Small church of the Perpendicular period at one end of a tiny village. The church is currently not in use, but is open to visitors."
Scene Description: Source caption; "St Martins, Whenby. Small church of the Perpendicular period at one end of a tiny village. The church is currently not in use, but is open to visitors."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Gordon Hatton, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 5 July 2010 by Gordon Hatton [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1987027] [accessed 16 December 2019]
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view of church interior - looking east

Source caption; "The nave of St Martin's church, which is currently not in use."
Scene Description: Source caption; "The nave of St Martin's church, which is currently not in use."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Gordon Hatton, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 5 July 2010 by Gordon Hatton [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1987040] [accessed 16 December 2019]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 22481WHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin [redundant]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Whenby, York YO61 4SE, UK
Site Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of the A19, 13 km E of Easingwold, 17-18 km W of Malton, 24 km NNE of York
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of York
Historical Region: Hundred of Bulford
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC(?) church here [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
No idividual entry for Whenby found in the Domesday survey. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (York North Riding, vol. 2, 1923) notes: "The first recorded presentation to the church of Whenby was made by the Prioress and nuns of Moxby in 1250. [...] It was apparently entirely reconstructed in the 15th century, and, though the rubble masonry of the north aisle contrasts with the ashlar facing of the rest of the building, there is no evidence that it is earlier in date. [...] The ancient fittings of the church include a font with an octagonal moulded 15th-century bowl". The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE6307869820] notes: "Church, now redundant. C15 with C19 and C20 restorations [...] C15 octagonal moulded font basin on narrow stern".
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to David Ross & Britain Express for their photograph of this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 628334 5998700
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.1204, -1.0364
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 7′ 13.44″ N, 1° 2′ 11.04″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal, flat and plain, with cross metal bars and ring handle

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.