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

INFORMATION

Font ID: 01133DOW
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, base only
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooded font?
Church / Chapel Name: Old Parish Church of St. Giles
Font Location in Church: only the base remains
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Address: Downton on the Rock, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Ludlow SY8 2HU, UK
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 16 km NNW of Leominster
Additional Comments: missing font; the wooden font basin is missing
Font Notes:
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

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.352977, -2.839765
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, p. 161-p. 162
  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934, vol. III: p. 5