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up notes in the forenoon and as it cleared in the
afternoon I bicycled into Wick. There I called at
the U.F. [United Free] Manse at Pulteney town to see the
font which Mrs Duff Dunbar told me of, saying
it was that of St. Fergus Church. The
font lies in the garden at the side of
the house and is used for growing flowers
in. In external shape it is octagonal
measuring some 2'.3" in diameter over all by 1'.2"
in height. Each face 7" wide bears a pointed shield
while a half round vertical moulding 3" across separates
them at the angles. The shields do not appear
to have been charged. The basin, which is circu:
:lar measures 1'.5" in diameter and 10" in depth.
The edge for a depth of 4" round one half has
gone and on the opposite side a similar portion is detached.
This font bears a strong resemblance to
that at Durness Church. As a font was
said to have been removed from that church
to Wick many years ago I must find out
if this is not it.
Called on Mr Beaton & got information
regarding a tombstone in St. Peters Thurso. etc.
In Wick there appear to be only two old
houses left. One in the Parliament Square
known as the Parliament House has a
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