Downton on the Rock / Downton-on-the-Rock

INFORMATION

FontID: 01133DOW
Church/Chapel: Old Parish Church of St. Giles
Church Patron Saints: St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Location: Downton on the Rock, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Ludlow SY8 2HU, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 16 km NNW of Leominster
Font Location in Church: only the base remains
Century and Period: , Medieval [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooded font?
Described in Cox & Harvey (1907: 161-162): "A very old lead-lined oak font was still in use in the church of Downton, Herefords., through the greater part of last century. It has now disappeared, and is said to have been sold to a collector of old oak by a recent incumbent". The Royal Commission inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 44) entry for this church reads: "Font: round base only remains".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.352977, -2.839765
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 21' 10.7" N, 2° 50' 23.2" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood, oak (lined with lead)
Drainage Notes: lead lined

REFERENCES

Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934