Baptismal Font - Church of St. Mary, A148 Fakenham Road, East Rudham, Norfolk. PE31 8SU
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greysman
N 52° 49.252 E 000° 42.620
31U E 345715 N 5854800
This font predates the major collapse of the church in 1873 .
Waymark Code: WMVHJA
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/21/2017
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This Grade II* listed parish church was largely restored by John Clarke of Norwich & Newmarket after the tower collapsed in 1873 and reopened in 1876, but there remains early evidence in the c1200 chancel, C13th in the south transept, and C15th in the south porch. Built of rubble and knapped flint with stone dressings and C20th replacement concrete pantile roofs. It consists of a west tower, four-bay nave and aisles, south porch, a two bay south aisle transept chapel, and three bay chancel.
The 'modern' font is octagonal with very little decoration, two trefoil headed arches on each face, mounted on a concave chamfered shaft on a single lipped step. On the base of the shaft is inscribed 'I.F / 1852 / I.E.S.' It is at the west end of the nave in front of the tower arch.
Coordinates are for the south porch entrance.