Undy / Gwndy

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04363UND
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (early?), Late Norman? / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 1 Church Ln, Undy, Caldicot NP26 3EN, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 15 km E of Newport, just off the M4 leading to the Severn Bridge
Font Notes:
Described in Newman (2000) as "a fine early C13 piece. Square bowl, its underside boldly scalloped, on a thick circular stem with four attached circular shafts." Noted in The Civic Trust, Wales, web site [www.civictrustwales.org] as a 13th-century font.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 513284 5714110
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.5779, -2.8083
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 34′ 40.44″ N, 2° 48′ 29.88″ 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. 20, 584