A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



Twelfth Century : Aldingbourne,* Amberley,* Appledram,* Ashurst, 

 Barnham,* Battle,* Binsted, Bishopstone, Bosham,* Brighton, Coates,* 

 Denton, Easebourne,* Eastdean (East Sussex), Edburton, Ewhurst,* 

 Felpham,* West Grinstead,* Ifield, Lancing,* Lewes, St. Anne and 

 Southover, Lyminster, Midhurst, Pagham, Piddinghoe, Pyecombe, Pul- 

 borough,* Rodmell, New Shoreham,* Sidlesham,* Slaugham,* Sompting, 

 Stoughton,* Tillington, West Thorney, Tortington, Warnham,* Wiggonholt. 

 Those marked with an asterisk are of a type very common in the south- 

 eastern counties, having shallow square bodies, with circular basins, standing 

 upon a square base and supported by a large central and small angle shafts. 

 The bodies are of Sussex or Purbeck marble, usually ornamented with shallow 

 sunk arcading, but sometimes this is supplemented by floral and other devices, 

 as at Barnham, New Shoreham, Sidlesham, Slaugham (carving of a fish 

 on west side), and Stoughton. The font at Brighton is circular and 

 ornamented with bas-reliefs of the Baptism of our Lord, the Last Supper, and 

 the legend of St. Nicholas ; those at Denton, Eastdean, and St. Anne's 

 Lewes are by the same artist, tub-shaped, and ornamented with basket-work 

 and other patterns. The Binsted and Tortington fonts are richly carved with 

 arcading, and those at Edburton and Pyecombe almost identical in design 

 are among the finest examples of leaden fonts. 



Thirteenth Century : Buxted, Cuckfield, East Dean (West Sussex), 

 Ditchling, Etchingham, Ferring, Henfield, Iford, Itchenor, Linchmere, Oving, 

 Maresfield, Rottingdean, Rustington, Salehurst, Slindon, Sutton, Warbleton, 

 Worth. Those at Cuckfield, Iford, and Rottingdean are evidently by the 

 same hand, as are also the Buxted and Worth fonts. Slindon is a very graceful 

 design. Salehurst font has a salamander carved on its base. 



Fourteenth Century : Alfriston, Arlington, Arundel (late), Barcombe, 

 Beddingham, Westdean (East Sussex), Eastbourne, Herstmonceux, Jevington, 

 Southease, Willingdon, and Wilmington are all square fonts, of almost 

 identical design, having engaged angle-shafts and tracery panels, and all 

 worked in the green Eastbourne rock, evidently by the same mason or 

 school of masons. Other fonts of this period occur at Climping (late), 

 Etchingham, Lindfield, Newick, and Poynings. 



Fifteenth Century : Burpham, Burwash (with shields of arms), Bury, 

 Cowfold, Crawley, Dallington (heraldry), West Dean (West Sussex), Fittleworth, 

 Hailsham, Hartfield, St. Clement's Hastings (with emblems of the Passion), 

 All Saints' Horsham, Horsted Keynes, Mountfield (an early font re-worked), 

 Patching, Portslade, Rogate, Rotherfield, Shermanbury, Singleton, Sullington, 

 Thakeham, and Westham. The fonts at Bury, Burpham, and Patching (with 

 Climping, somewhat earlier) are of a common octagonal type, having 

 quatrefoil panelling and carved paterae. Those at Cowfold, Shermanbury, and 

 Thakeham (the former recorded to have been made in 14812) are by the 

 same hand, and all have roundels of star and other geometrical patterns on 

 bowl and base, besides tracery. Sixteenth-century fonts, very plain, are found 

 at Litlington and Ticehurst ; and interesting examples of the seventeenth 

 century at Kirdford (1620), West Hampnett, Stedham, Ashburnham (1660) ; 

 Lurgashall, and North Chapel, of the same design, 1661 ; and Mayfield 1666. 



Fonts built into walls occur at Berwick, Telscombe, and Tarring 

 Neville all of late date and in the same locality. 



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