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Saxon Baptismal Font at the Church of Saint Nicholas, Studland, Dorset, England |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | ||
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Patron Saint |
Saint Nicholas | |
| Location | Studland, Dorset, England | |
| Font location in church | At the west end of the nave | |
| workshop | unknown | |
| Date/Century/Period | 11th Century but possibly Saxon | |
| Medium | Purbeck Stone | |
| Drainage | central drain | |
| Date of On-site Visit | 8th August 2005 | |
FONT NOTES |
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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. 185. Dorset Historic Churches Trust, Dorset Churches. [Dorchester]: DHCT, 1988, p. 46. Hope, M., Dorset. In: Humphrey, S.C., ed., Blue guide: churches and chapels of southern England. London: Black; New York: Norton, 1991, pp. 198-200. Jenkins, S., England's thousand best churches. London: Allen Lane, the Penguin Press, 1999, p. 162. Mee, A., ed., Dorset: Thomas Hardy's country. The King's England. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939, pp. 242-245. Newman, J. and Pevsner, M., The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 404. Pitfield, F.P., Purbeck parish churches. Milborne Port: Dorset Publishing Company, 1985, pp. 50-56. 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. 2, pp. 276-279. Sackett, T. and Sackett, E., Francis Frith's Dorset Churches. Salisbury: Frith Book Co., 2000, pp. 84-85. |
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| DESCRIPTION | DIMENSIONS | ||
| Font Shape | Round bowl | Total Height (without plinth or cover) | 90 cm |
| Basin Shape (outside) | Tub | Diameter of basin (including rim) | 69 cm |
| Basin Shape (inside) | Circular | Diameter of basin (not including rim) | 49 cm |
| Basin lining | unlined | Width of rim | 10 cm |
| Shape of Base | Square | Outside Height of Basin | 47 cm |
| Number of pieces | 3 | Inside depth of Basin | 29 cm |
CHURCH NOTES |
This is one of a small group of churches founded by St Aldhelm in the 8th century. Like the nearby priory at Wareham, it was sacked by the Danish invasion in the ninth century and only the walls were left standing. They remained in the area until defeated by King Alfred in A.D. 877. The 12th century Norman building was built on the remains of the earlier church to substantially the same size and plan. Although it may have begun with St Aldhelm, this church facing the sea, was dedicated to St Nicholas, the guardian of sailors |
 The Church of Saint Nicholas |
 View from the font to the altar |
 View of the font from the altar |
 View of the font from the Nave . |
 View of the front of the font looking west |
 View of the inside of the font |
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