Upton nr. Aylesbury

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 01355UPT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman
Cognate Fonts: Similar in general shape: Brayton, Llanwenog and Llanwrthwl
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Lawrence
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Site Location: Buckinghamshire, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: 5 km SW of Aylesbury off A418
Font Notes:
Noted in Lysons (1806-1833) as a round baptismal font decorated with arches. Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907: 187) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. Described in Tyrrell-Green (1928: 24, 76) as an early baptismal stone font consisting of a round basin mounted on a pedestal base; the Norman basin is ornamented with a blind arcade.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 646120 5740584

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 187
  • Lysons, Daniel, Magna Britannia, being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain, London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806-1822, vol. I: p. 489
  • Tyrrell-Green, E., Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: The Macmillan Co., 1928, p. 24, 76