Bryngwyn
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04370BRY
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: Parish Church of St. Peter
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Bryngwyn, Usk NP15 2DA, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A40, 2 km NW of Llanarth, about 15 km SE of Abergavenny
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
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Described in Newman (2000) as a local late medieval font, "hexagonal on panelled shaft and base", with standard Decorated ornamentation "here enriched with shields".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 507947 5736487
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.7792, -2.8848
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 46′ 45.12″ N, 2° 53′ 5.28″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000, p. 25, 131