Collyweston / Colly Weston
INFORMATION
Font ID: 01771COL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: Back Ln, Collyweston, Stamford PE9 3PJ, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1780 479249
Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km SSW of Stamford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Peterborough
Font Notes:
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Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period. Not mentioned in Pevsner & Cherry (1973). The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SK9960702885] reports: "Church. C11. C13-C15 restored 1857 [...] C13 octagonal font."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 667206 5832240
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.614388, -0.530238
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 36′ 51.8″ N, 0° 31′ 48.86″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 211