Portskewett

Results: 3 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04369POR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Perpendicular
Cognate Fonts: Newman (2000) gives the three fonts at Portskewett, Bryngwyn and Llanart as cognates, with some ornamental differences
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Sudbrook Rd, Portskewett, Caldicot NP26 5TJ, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of the B4245, 8-10 km SW of Chepstow, on the W bank of the Severn, next to the S branch of the M4 bridge
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
Described in Newman (2000) as a late medieval font with standard Perpendicular ornamentation; the octagonal basin has "quatrefoils, simple blind arcading and one four-petal flower" and is mounted on a plain octagonal stem.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 519065 5715430
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.5896, -2.7248
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 35′ 22.56″ N, 2° 43′ 29.28″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000, p. 25, 484-485