Altham No. 2 / Alvetham / Elvetham

Results: 4 records

B01: symbol - Christ - the instruments of the Passion

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Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

B02: Virgin Mary - emblem

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Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

B03: Christ - monogram - Alpha and Omega

B04: Christ - monogram - IHC

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Scene Description: [cf.Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 01540ALT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. James [formerly St. Mary]
Church Patron Saints: St. James [formerly St. Mary]
Church Location: Burnley Rd, Altham, Accrington BB5 5UN, UK -- Tel.: 01254 883023
Country Name: England
Location: Lancashire, North West
Directions to Site: Located off the A678, N of Huncoat, 8 km W of Burnley
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Blackburn
Historical Region: Hundred of Blackburn
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century(early)
Cognate Fonts: the font at Padiham [cf. FontNotes]
Church Notes: The chapel became a parish church in 1867 [source: Jack Broderick "The church at Elvetham", wwwnrawcliffe.f9.co.ukaltham.htm]
Font Notes:
Noted in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a noteworthy example of the Perpendicular style fonts; like that of Padiham, the Altham font was a gift by John Paslew, last abbot of Whalley, in the early 16th cent.; on the sides of the bowl are the letters A.Ω., M.R., S.M. and I.H.C., alternating with symbols of the Passion. Noted in the Victoria County History (Lancaster. Vol. 6, 1911), with much the same information as Cox & Harvey above. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009) describe it as Perpendicular, and give the font at Padiham as cognate. [cf. Index entry for Altham No. 1 for the earlier font in the south porch]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.7936, -2.348
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 47′ 36.96″ N, 2° 20′ 52.8″ W
UTM: 30U 542949 5960755

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: Sides of the bowl
Inscription Text: The initials "A.Ω.", "M.R.", "S.M." and "I.H.C."

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2010-04-30 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907
Hartwell, Clare, Lancashire North, New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2009