Altham No. 2 / Alvetham / Elvetham

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 01540ALT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early)
Cognate Fonts: the font at Padiham [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James [formerly St. Mary]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James [formerly St. Mary]
Church Notes: The chapel became a parish church in 1867 [source: Jack Broderick "The church at Elvetham", wwwnrawcliffe.f9.co.ukaltham.htm]
Church Address: Burnley Rd, Altham, Accrington BB5 5UN, UK -- Tel.: 01254 883023
Site Location: Lancashire, North West, England, United Kingdom
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 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

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

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

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

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 205
  • Hartwell, Clare, Lancashire North, New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2009, p. 85