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12th Century Baptismal Font at the Church of Saint Andrew, Milborne Saint Andrew, Dorset, England |
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GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| Patron Saint | Saint Andrew | |
| Location | Milborne Saint Andrew, Dorset, England | |
| Font location in church | The North Ailse | |
| workshop | Unknown | |
| Date/Century/Period | 12th Century | |
| Medium | Limestone | |
| Drainage | centre drain | |
| Date of On-site Visit | 18th September 2004 | |
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FONT NOTES Dates from the middle of the 12th century, the font found in the north ailse of tub form, with heavy moulding at top flanked by two bands of cable ornament, vetical scallop ornament at base, ogee mounted plinth.
This early font was discarded at the time of the church's rebuilding in 1876. It was replaced with a font found at the west end of the nave beneath the tower and described by Long as "a poor modern piece". The earlier font was rediscoverd in the undergrowth of the graveyerd and returned to the church in 1930. Today it is in use and found in the north ailse. A large part of this font suffered damage and has been expertly repaired. It is not possible to determine whether this is recent damage caused by the Victorians or whether it suffered the same fate as the font at nearby Puddletown.
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REFERENCE 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. E.T.Long, Dorset Church Fonts, Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol 44 (1922), pp.62-76Newman, J. and Pevsner, N., The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 284. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 3, Central Dorset. London: HMSO, 1970, pt. 2, pp. 176-177. Sackett, T. and Sackett, E., Francis Frith's Dorset Churches. Salisbury: Frith Book Co., 2000, p. 105.
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| DESCRIPTION | DIMENSIONS | ||
| Font Shape | Tub | Total Height (without plinth or cover) | 92 cm |
| Basin Shape (outside) | Circular | Diameter of basin (including rim) | 78 cm |
| Basin Shape (inside) | Circular | Diameter of basin (not including rim) | 48 cm |
| Basin lining | unlined | Width of rim | 15 cm |
| Shape of Base | Circular | Outside Height of Basin | 27 cm |
| Number of peices | 2 | Inside depth of Basin | 29 cm |
 The South Door |
 A difficult church to photograph |
 View towards the chancel and alter from the modern font |
 The modern font from the chancel sheps |
 the 12th century font from the chancel steps |
 the font with the North Transcept chaple behind. |
 View of the front (south face) of the font |
 View of left side of the font |
 View of inside showing original lock points since removed |
 View of repaired rim  Close up of repair |
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Dorset Historic Churches Trust |
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