Tilston
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 01438TIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 19 Church Rd, Tilston, Malpas SY14 7HB, United Kingdom
Site Location: Cheshire, North West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A41, S of the A534, 15 km E of Wrexham
Font Notes:
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There is an early mention of this font in Lysons (1806-1833): "Tilston is circular, surrounded with foliage". Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907: 189) as a baptismal font of the Decorated period, a noteworthy example.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 512676 5877816
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.0497, -2.8109
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 2′ 58.92″ N, 2° 48′ 39.24″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 189
- 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. 2, part. 2: p. 444