Beclers / Bèclè / Béclers / Beeklaren / Bekelet / Bercleirs / Bercleris / Berclers / Bercles / Beuclers / Beuquelers / Biécle / Bierclers / Byèrclè
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium), 2026
Image Source: digital image of a 1974 B&W photograph [cliché M224072]
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view of church exterior - southwest end
Scene Description: "Béclers (Belgique), l'église Saint-Saint Pierre (clocher du XVe siècle) / Béclers (Belgium), the Saint Peters' church (bell tower of the XVth century) / Béclers (België), de Sint-Pïeterskerk (klokkentoren van de XVde eeuw) / Béclers (Bèljike), l'èglîje Sint-Pîre (clotchîs do XVin.me sièke)."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jean-Pol Grandmont, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 28 October 2012 by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
inscription
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium), 2026
Image Source: digital image of a 1974 B&W photograph [cliché M224072]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26151HVI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1569
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (mid), Late Gothic?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Hainaut type font
Church / Chapel Name: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre à Béclers
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Address: Place de Béclers 7532 Béclers, Belgique -- Tel.: 0472 77 07 27
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N7, about 10 km E of Tournai
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tournai / Bisdom Doornik
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10064367] [accessed 23 February 2026]: "fonts baptismaux [...] pierre [...] gothique [...] hauteur: 98 cm [...] Date: 1569 - 1569 [...] inscription, gravé, sur la cuve: : 1569 [...] Couvercle de fonts baptismaux : Nº IRPA : 10064368".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 28 January 2026) informs: "Flemish name : Beeklaren. Bèclè; Beclers; Bekelet; Bercleirs; Bercleris; Berclers; Bercles; Beuclers; Beuquelers; Biécle; Bierclers; Byèrclè. The font is shown in the movie : https://www.notele.be/it61-media14720-l-eglise-de-beclers-ouvre-a-nouveau-ses-portes-apres-7-ans-de-fermeture-06-09-11.html In 1065, Philip I, King of France, confirmed that Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut, had restored an estate to the Abbey of Hasnon: in Bercleris a le fossa. Little information exists about the history of the church and this agricultural village. The Church of Saint Peter in Béclers retains an imposing Gothic tower built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries using Tournai limestone. The nave and chancel, however, were rebuilt in 1869 in the Neoclassical style. Baptismal records start in 1639.
Octagonal, limestone, Hainaut-type font, inscription on the basin : 1569. Which proves that “gothic” is not always the correct name for such fonts. The conical shape of the column indicates a late date, the column of gothic Hainaut-type fonts is vertical. https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10064367".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 28 January 2026) informs: "Flemish name : Beeklaren. Bèclè; Beclers; Bekelet; Bercleirs; Bercleris; Berclers; Bercles; Beuclers; Beuquelers; Biécle; Bierclers; Byèrclè. The font is shown in the movie : https://www.notele.be/it61-media14720-l-eglise-de-beclers-ouvre-a-nouveau-ses-portes-apres-7-ans-de-fermeture-06-09-11.html In 1065, Philip I, King of France, confirmed that Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut, had restored an estate to the Abbey of Hasnon: in Bercleris a le fossa. Little information exists about the history of the church and this agricultural village. The Church of Saint Peter in Béclers retains an imposing Gothic tower built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries using Tournai limestone. The nave and chancel, however, were rebuilt in 1869 in the Neoclassical style. Baptismal records start in 1639.
Octagonal, limestone, Hainaut-type font, inscription on the basin : 1569. Which proves that “gothic” is not always the correct name for such fonts. The conical shape of the column indicates a late date, the column of gothic Hainaut-type fonts is vertical. https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10064367".
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 535664 5607845
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.621389, 3.504167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 37′ 17″ N, 3° 30′ 15″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Basin Lower Panel Dimensions: 98 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers (Arabic)
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "1569"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal
Notes: low-dome with cross finial
REFERENCES
- KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.