Find Spot record 0154300101 - OLD ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, TAPLOW

Summary

Twelfth century font at St Nicholas' moved to new church

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  • FONT (12th Century - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Height 109cm, Width 71cm, Radius 29cm.
Plan Form - Square.
THE ORIGINAL FONT OF ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH WAS REMOVED TO THE NEW CHURCH. THE STONE BASE HAS A NEW BOWL, WITH THE OLD, CRACKED BOWL ON THE GROUND BEHIND (B10,B12-15).
BOWL IS OF THE TABLE-TOP TYPE, NORMAN, OF PURBECK MARBLE WITH 4 SHALLOW BLANK ARCHES ON EACH SIDE (B10,B13-15).
WATERCOLOUR OF FONT (B7).

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  • <7>SBC16430 Bibliographic reference: WATERCOLOURS IN SOC OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON RED PORTFOLIO (BUCKS) F.27.
  • <10>SBC13843 Bibliographic reference: RUTLAND J (MS) ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, TAPLOW IN BRO (REF: D/X/748/9)(PHOTO-COPY IN CAS FILE).
  • <12>SBC2936 Bibliographic reference: CHURCH LEDGER IN BRO (REF PR203/28/1)(NOTES FROM THIS SOURCE BY A R PIKE (BCM), FILED).
  • <13>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p265.
  • <14>SBC14794 Bibliographic reference: ST NICHOLAS TAPLOW - A SHORT HISTORY (CHURCH GUIDE, FILED).
  • <15>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp293-294.

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Grid reference SU 90630 82180 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 28 2024 5:01PM

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