Upton Cressett No. 1 / Ultone

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set up as a garden ornament
Scene Description: set up as a garden ornament

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in the garden of the Hall
Scene Description: in the garden of the Hall
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 July 1998 by BSI
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02086UPT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1998-07-18
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 19th century
Church / Chapel Name: [not in a church]
Font Location in Church: In the garden of the old manor house, Upton Cressett Hall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael (?) [no advocation found given in Crockford's]
Church Address: Upton Cressett, Shropshire WV16 6UH
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
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
Additional Comments: Recycled font: in the local MP's garden. all tarted up!
Font Notes:
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

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

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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