Upton Cressett No. 1 / Ultone

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view of font

Scene Description: set up as a garden ornament

view of font in context

Scene Description: in the garden of the Hall

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023

Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 July 1998 by BSI

INFORMATION

FontID: 02086UPT
Church/Chapel: [not in a church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael (?) [no advocation found given in Crockford's]
Church Location: Upton Cressett, Shropshire WV16 6UH
Country Name: England
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A458, S of Morville, 8 km W of Bridgnorth, near the Upton Cressett Hall
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Historical Region: Hundred of Alnodestreu
Font Location in Church: In the garden of the old manor house, Upton Cressett Hall
Century and Period: 16th - 19th century,
On-site notes: this octagonal font stands as an ornament in the gardens of Upton Cressett Hall, the manor house, next to the old Norman Church; the font appears to be relatively modern. [NB: no measurements were taken, as we coul not locate anyone to obtain permission to enter the grounds]. [cf. Index entry for Upton Cressett No. 2 for the font in the Norman church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.528555, -2.508794
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 31′ 42.8″ N, 2° 30′ 31.66″ W
UTM: 30U 533323 5819942

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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