Monument record MLI42236 - Exterior Baptist Font, Monksthorpe Baptist Chapel, Great Steeping
Summary
An exterior baptistery built of red brick in about 1701. One of only two known exterior submersion baptist fonts in the country.
Type and Period (2)
- BAPTISTERY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1701 AD to 2050 AD)
- FONT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1701 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A font, said to be one of only two exterior total immersion fonts in the country. {1}
Total submersion font which is approximately 23m east of the Baptist Chapel at Monksthorpe. It is a Grade II* listed font, built of red brick in about 1701, with some late 19th and 20th century alterations. There are six 18th century brick steps which descend gently from the west into a rectangular tank approximately 6m long and 3m wide. The tank is lined with 18th, 19th and 20th century tiles and has a brick coped surround. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {2}
The exterior font was included in a programme of archaeological recording, conducted in July 2016, to inform the future conservation management of Monksthorpe Baptist Chapel. The structure is built of red hand-made bricks and tiles, and takes the form of a sub-rectangular pond or tank, sunk into the ground surface. Some renovation works to the font were conducted in 1993, and the site is now in the care of the National Trust. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.333.
- <2> SLI7870 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/55.
- <3> SLI15758 Report: ArcHeritage. 2016. Monksthorpe Chapel and Graveyard, Great Steeping. ArcHeritage site code: 617.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 45041 65366 (5m by 3m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT STEEPING, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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