St. Dennis nr. Truro / Saint Dennis
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B01: design element - motifs
BH01: human figure - head - 4
INFORMATION
FontID: 01517DEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Denys
Church Patron Saints: St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Location: Church Rd, St Dennis, Saint Austell PL26 8BA, United Kingdom
Country Name: England
Location: Cornwall, South West
Directions to Site: Located in the Truro area
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 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
Font Notes:
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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
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.383786, -4.87999
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 23′ 1.63″ N, 4° 52′ 47.96″ W
UTM: 30U 366347 5582993
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