The font was moved from the east to the west end of the south aisle in 1924. Previously it was between the santuary and south door (now blocked). It is of white marble with an octagonal bowl, given in 1683 by three parishioners: Captain William Richardson, Henry Freeman and Thomas Passenger. The upper part of the bowl is moulded and the lower part gadrooned. The bowl stands on a later stem and base. The stem, of Greek-cross plan, comprises four moulded plinths with Corinthian caps. The base consists of two circular steps, the lower of which is inlaid with two interlacing squares of coloured marble.
The font cover is of oak, with an octagonal base surmounted by a ‘house-like’ superstructure with double-recessed corners and raised panels on each face, and a simple cornice and pediment. In front of each face, there is a vase of flowers carved in high relief. The upper part rises in ogee section with moulded angles to cherub-heads and a gilded dove, which is part of the chain that is used to lift the cover when the font is in use.
