St. Dennis nr. Truro / Saint Dennis

Results: 2 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 01517DEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Norman / Transitional?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Cornish font
Cognate Fonts: Fonts at Bodmin, St. Austell, St. Columb-Minor, Crantock, Cuby, St. Gorran, Luxulyan, Newlyn, Roche, Southill, Tintagell, Veryan and St. Wen
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Denys
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Address: Church Rd, St Dennis, Saint Austell PL26 8BA, United Kingdom
Site Location: Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located in the Truro area
Font Notes:
Noted in Lysons (1806-1833) as one of a group of Cornish fonts that includes Bodmin, “St. Austell, St. Columb-Minor, Crantock, Cuby, St. Dennis, St. Gorran, Luxulion, Newlyn, Roche, Southill, Tintagell, Veryan, and St. Wen”

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 366347 5582993
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.383786, -4.87999
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 23′ 1.63″ N, 4° 52′ 47.96″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

  • 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. III: p. ccxxiii