Buckholt / Buckholdt
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04375BUC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1663
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. John [orig. from Dixton church?]
Church Notes: Buckholt St John's closed March 2016 -- whereabouts of furnishings unknown
Church Address: Buckholt, Monmouthsire, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A40, 3-4 km N of Monmouth
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
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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]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 519809 5742796
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.83563, -2.7125
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 50′ 8.27″ N, 2° 42′ 45″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers and letters
Inscription Location: Unknown
Inscription Text: "1663" [plus the names of churchwardens]
Inscription Notes: The text of the inscription is not available
Inscription Source: a/p Newman (2000)
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000, p. 135