Usk
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04357USK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Norman
Cognate Fonts: Whitson, also in Gwent
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: mid-12thC church
Church Address: Priory St, Usk NP15 1BX, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A472, about 20 km NNE of Newport and about 25 km WSW of Monmouth
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Monmouth
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
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Described in Newman (2000) as a late 12th century baptismal font: "Square font with chamfered angles, chamfered down to a circular stem surrounded by four attached shafts with scallop caps."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 506993 5727911
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.7021, -2.8988
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 42′ 7.56″ N, 2° 53′ 55.68″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000, p. 21, 586