Church Fonts
Baptismal Font Hurstbourne Tarrant
The baptismal font Hurstbourne Tarrant St Peters, is the newest in the church, dating from the C13th. There is another older one tucked away behind a pew. The font in present day use is a new one relatively speaking, dating from the C13th and has a plain circular bowl resting on a stem which is…
Read MoreBaptismal Font Crondall
A Puritan font in Crondall, a symbol of the change afoot in the English church in its turbulent post Civil War period
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The baptismal font Soberton in the church of St Peter’s The font in St Peter’s church Soberton is Victorian with a hexagonal bowl on a single pedestal and a stepped base. The sides of the bowl are decorated with carvings of angels, crossed swords and keys. It has a wooden lid. Our intention is to…
Read MoreBaptismal Font Farringdon
The baptismal font Farringdon All Saints is a bit of a mixed up affair The font basin is a cylindrical tub, undecorated. This suggests a possible earlier date than the four C12th fluted capitals and raised plinth that it rests upon. The oak lid is early but difficult to date precisely. Our intention is to…
Read MoreBaptismal Font Bentley
The church of St Mary’s Bentley Hampshire is a good example of a late C12th Norman font. Quite simple in its decorated square design, the whole is topped by an impressive Gothic Revival cover.
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The baptismal font in the C12th church of St Mary’s Buriton, is as old as the church itself. The late Norman font was made from a slab of Purbeck marble and lined with lead before receiving its cover (now gone) after the 1234 edict requiring all font basins to be covered.
Read MoreHampshire Baptismal Fonts
Hampshire baptismal fonts range from the Saxon to the modern with an outstanding collection of Norman and Medieval fonts. The historical significance of the baptismal font is immense. Baptism is one of only two rites, the other being the Eucharist, for which there is Biblical authority and as such the act of baptism, in a…
Read MoreSt Peter’s Church St Mary Bourne
St Peter’s Church St Mary Bourne is full of puzzles, defaced crusader tombs, a rare Tournai marble font and architecture that bewilders.
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