Font, St.John and St.Giles Church, Great Easton, Essex
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greysman
N 51° 54.272 E 000° 20.116
31U E 316691 N 5753775
A goblet-shaped Victorian font placed, unusually, at the front of the nave in this C12th church.
Waymark Code: WMHK4G
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/18/2013
Views: 1
The Grade II* listed church of St.John and St.Giles is probably early C12th, the nave and south doorway, with C13th additions, chancel and blocked north doorway, and was restored and added to in the C19th, with new seven-cant roof over nave and chancel, and new west-end bell tower, and south porch. There are four blank, round-arched recesses in the east part of the nave, the remains of a probable crossing tower.
The church is built of flint and pebble rubble with some lacing courses of Roman tile, dressings of limestone and clunch, and brick. It has a peg tile roof.
The goblet-shaped font was placed into the church in 1899 when it was placed at the entrance to the church, next to the south door. Latterly it has been moved to its present position at the front of the nave. The bowl is octagonal in shape with relief crosses on four of the faces. These are basically of 'cross pattée' form but with extra trefoils between the arms. The bowl is on four pillars and on a chamfered octagonal plinth. The cover is made of English elm, the donation of Mr. & Mrs.F.J.Wall, it was carved by Barry Dawson of Suffolk.
Approximate Age of Artefact: 1899
Relevant Website: Not listed
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