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11th Century Baptismal Font at the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Loders, Dorset, England |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | ||
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Patron Saint |
Saint Mary Magdalene | |
| Location | Loders, Dorset, England | |
| Font location in church | In the Nave to the right of the door | |
| workshop | Purbeck Marblers Guild | |
| Date/Century/Period | 11th Century | |
| Medium | Purbeck Marble | |
| Drainage | central drain | |
| Date of On-site Visit | 12th March 2005 | |
| FONT NOTES Square bowl of Purbeck marble with four round headed panels in each face, rounded stone stem with four attached shafts or lobes dated about 1150 |
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REFERENCE Betjeman, J., Sir John Betjeman's guide to English parish churches, revised and updated by Nigel Kerr. London: HarperCollins, 1993, p. 183. Dorset Historic Churches Trust, Dorset Churches. [Dorchester]: DHCT, 1988, p. 30. 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, 1861-1873, Vol. 2 page 311.
E.T.Long, Dorset Church Fonts, Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol 44 (1922), p62-76Mee, A., ed., Dorset: Thomas Hardy's country. The King's England. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939, pp. 128-129.Newman, J. and Pevsner, N., The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, pp. 255-256.Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 1, West Dorset. London: HMSO, 1952, pp. 137-139.Sackett, T. and Sackett, E., Francis Frith's Dorset Churches. Salisbury: Frith Book Co., 2000, pp. 36-37. |
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| DESCRIPTION | DIMENSIONS | ||
| Font Shape | Square bowl | Total Height (without plinth or cover) | 97 cm |
| Basin Shape (outside) | Square | Diameter of basin (including rim) | 74cm |
| Basin Shape (inside) | Circular | Diameter of basin (not including rim) | 58 cm |
| Basin lining | unlined | Width of rim | 7 cm |
| Shape of Base | Rounded stem and four lobes | Outside Height of Basin | 27cm |
| Number of pieces | 4 | Inside depth of Basin | 20 cm |
 The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene |
 The font from the church door |
 View of the font looking towards the altar |
 View of the font from the altar . |
 View of the front of the font looking east |
 View of the left side of the font looking south |
 Rear of the font looking west |
 Right side of the font looking north |
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| LINKS |
| Dorset Historic Churches Trust |
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