Upper Broughton

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 01822BRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Luke
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Luke
Church Address: Rectory Dr, Upper Broughton, Melton Mowbray LE14, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1949 81183
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located near Nottingham
Font Notes:
Noted in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a font of the Decorated period with a modern base. In Pevsner & Williamson (1979): "Octagonal, with C14 tracery."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 635619 5855207
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.829539, -0.986978
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 49′ 46.34″ N, 0° 59′ 13.12″ 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. 214
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Nottinghamshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1979, p. 360