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12th Century Baptismal Font at the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset, England |
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GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| Patron Saint | Saint John the Baptist | |
| Location | Bere Regis, Dorset, England | |
| Font location in church | At the west end of the nave beneath the tower | |
| workshop | Unknown | |
| Date/Century/Period | 12th Century | |
| Medium | Limestone | |
| Drainage | Centre hole in bowl | |
| Date of On-site Visit | 29th May 2004 | |
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FONT NOTES Font of circular straight sided bowl with shallow carved decoration partly hacked away, of interlacing and headed arches with open flowers in roundels above, moulded necking, on late 19th century stem and moulded base; in the top of the bowl the remains of fastening for a cover - since removed and repaired. This font is similar to the smaller font originally found in the Church of the Holy Trinity at nearby Turners Puddle but today found in the Church of St. Lawrence at Affpuddle. Another font with carved decoration partly hacked away can be found at Litton Cheney. |
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REFERENCE
Betjeman, J., Sir John Betjeman's guide to English parish churches, revised and updated by Nigel Kerr. London: Harper Collins, 1993, p. 180.
Hope, M., Dorset. In: Humphrey, S.C., ed., Blue guide: churches and chapels of southern England. London: Black; New York: Norton, 1991, pp. 186-188.
Dorset Historic Churches Trust, Dorset Churches. [Dorchester]: DHCT, 1988, p. 10.
Hutchins, J. The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., edited by W. Shipp and J. W. Hodson, Westminster: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1861-1873, Vol. 1, 1861, pp. 150-154.
Jenkins, S. England's thousand best churches. London: Allen Lane, the Penguin Press, 1999, p. 147.
E.T.Long, Dorset Church Fonts, Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol 44 (1922), pp.62-76
Mee, A., ed., Dorset: Thomas Hardy's country. The King's England. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939, pp. 25-28.
Newman, J. and Pevsner, N., The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, pp. 89-91.
Pitfield, F.P., Dorset parish churches, A-D. Milborne Port: Dorset Publishing Company, 1981, pp. 58-64.
Pitfield, F.P., The book of Bere Regis. Wincanton: Dorset Publishing Company, 1996 (1978). Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 2, South-East Dorset. London: HMSO, 1970, Pt. 1, pp. 13-18.
Sackett, T. and Sackett, E., Francis Frith's Dorset Churches. Salisbury: Frith Book Co., 2000, pp. 67-68.
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| DESCRIPTION | DIMENSIONS | ||
| Font Shape | Cauldron | Total Height (without plinth or cover) | 115 cm |
| Basin Shape (outside) | Circular | Diameter of basin (including rim) | 81 cm |
| Basin Shape (inside) | Circular | Diameter of basin (not including rim) | 53 cm |
| Basin lining | lead | Width of rim | 14 cm |
| Base Shape | moulded stem | Outside Height of Basin | 55 cm |
| Number of pieces | 3 | Inside depth of Basin | 27 cm |
 View of the church looking from the south |
 View of the church from the south east |
 View of the font from the nave |
 View of the font from the chancel |
 The front (east) side of the font |
 The left (south) side of the font |
 View of the rear of the font showing damaged panel |
 View of inside of the basin   View of repair to basin rim |
| LINKS |
| Dorset Historic Churches Trust |
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