Buckholt / Buckholdt

INFORMATION

FontID: 04375BUC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Church of St. John [orig. from Dixton church?]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Monmouthshire
Directions to Site: Located 3 km N of Monmouth [Dixton is just outside Monmout in the E direction
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Date: 1663
Century and Period: 17th century(mid)
Font Notes:
Described in Newman (2000) as an octagonal baptismal font ornamented with rosettes on its sides; the inscription includes a date, 1663, and the names of churchwardens; the font is said to have come originally from Dixton Church. [NB: cf. Index entry for an earlier font at Dixton]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers and letters
Inscription Notes: The text of the inscription is not available
Inscription Location: Unknown
Inscription Text: "1663" [plus the names of churchwardens]
Inscription Source: a/p Newman (2000)

REFERENCES

Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000