Bowness-on-Solway
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Identifier: transactionsofcu10cumb Title: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidtransactionsofcu10cumb">Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society Year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1866">1866 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1860">1860s) Authors: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorCumberland_and_Westmorland_Antiquarian_and_Arch__ological_Society">Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archæological Society https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorSimpson__James__1819_1886">Simpson, James, 1819-1886 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorFerguson__Richard_Saul__1837_1900">Ferguson, Richard Saul, 1837-1900 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorCollingwood__W__G___William_Gershom___1854_1932">Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom), 1854-1932 Subjects: Publisher: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisher_S_l____The_Society_">[S.l. : The Society] Contributing Library: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorGetty_Research_Institute">Getty Research Institute Digitizing Sponsor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorSloan_Foundation">Sloan Foundation View Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofcu10cumb/transactionsofcu10cumb#page/n296/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Book Viewer About This Book: https://archive.org/details/transactionsofcu10cumb" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Catalog Entry View All Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidtransactionsofcu10cumb">All Images From Book Click here to https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofcu10cumb/transactionsofcu10cumb#page/n296/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: an ancient building,the date of whose erection is unknown, but the materials employed aregenerally said to have been brought from the Roman station. (Whel-lan History of Cumberland, 150.) Evidences there are both in doors and windows whichplace the church in the Norman period, but the font isenough of itself to settle speculation in this direction. Theeast window seems to show that the present churchis only the wreck of a larger and more magnificentbuilding. If this opinion be correct Hones remarks onfonts may not be considered much beside the truth.From the illustration it will be seen that the Bownessfont is a rich specimen of Norman work. It stands nearthe principal entrance, in the centre of a square Georgianpew. The bowl, the only original part, is like Crosby-on-Eden, square, with corners chamfered to meet the stem.The raised ornamentation with which the whole bowl iscovered is rude, well-defined, and may have symbolicmeaning. On the west side, as given in the plate, it is quite Text Appearing After Image: BAPTISMAL FONTS. 24I quite plain that we have the Vine, a figure of the Church,springing from three interlaced circles, the symbol of theHoly Trinity, and the whole signifying very appropriatelythe nature and effects of the Sacrament of Baptism. Inter-laced bands run diagonally on the north side, the intersec-tions forming a lozenge panel filled alternately with nail-heads and round pellets. On the remaining sides and corners there is an irregularand floriated ornamentation. The moulding round thelip, very much broken, is now patched with pieces of redsandstone. It has, of course, the characteristic lead liningand the drain. - It-is not a little curious that Bishop Nicolson omits tomention the Font when he visited Bowness on July 2, 1703.For that matter small use the parishioners could make ofit, had it been above ground. The Rector (Mr. Gerard Lowther) has removd all his Goods toColby-leathes near Appleby, designing to fix his family there : andhis Curate is also retired into Lancash Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. -
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