Blyton

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 01631BLY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 3 Church Ln, Blyton, Gainsborough DN21 3JZ, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1427 839933
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A159, 7 km NE of Gainsborough
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Font Notes:
Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period. In Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Perp[endicular], octagonal, with tracery motifs."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 652104 5923661
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.44, -0.71
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 26′ 24″ N, 0° 42′ 36″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 208
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 151