Brantingham

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - motifs - diaper

Scene Description: on the pillars that suround the basin

B02: design element - architectural - column

Scene Description: surrounding the basin and decorated with dog-tooth motif

INFORMATION

FontID: 01899BRA
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: Dale Rd, Brough HU15 1QN, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1482 667431
Country Name: England
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located on the A63, 18-20 km W of Hull
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Transitional / Early English
Described in Hall (1892): "The font is a circular basin, around which are pillars enriched with dog-tooth ornaments; it is probably coeval with the foundation of the church" [i.e., early English period]. Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Transitional period [1150-1200].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.755176, -0.574283
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 45′ 18.64″ N, 0° 34′ 27.42″ W
UTM: 30U 659922 5959014

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907
Hall, John George, A History of South Cave, and of Other Parishes in the East Riding of the County of York, Hull: Edwin Ombler, 1892