NHER 16567 (Find Spot record) - Medieval font
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
About 1732. Stray Find.
A font was struck while ploughing in Woodclose.
'This Font or Cistern of stone (for I know not which to stile it) was ploughed up about 7 or 8 year since in a close of Mr. Dobson at Great Witchingham in Norfolk about a furlong north of the present church. This close is called Woodclose, and tis said there was formerly a church or chapel in it but I have never yet read of such, or can perceive any... (ruins? looks like 'rudosa')...in it etc. I think it was not used as a font, because there is no hole at the bottom to let the consecrated water out, which they usually had. Two sides are broken by the plough coulter or share, but the four sides seemed all alike. It holds about half a bushel'. See (S1) and sketch on (S2).
This looks like no font I have ever seen, though Martin's point about the drain does not hold water as many early fonts do not have these.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 September 1980.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. Eynesford Hundred.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 24 2017 9:44AM