Tredunnock / Tredynog

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04379TRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1662
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: 7 St. Andrews Walk, Tredunnock, Usk NP15 1LZ, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A449, about 10 km NE of Newport, on the left bank of the River Usk
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
Described in Newman (2000) as a "boldly gadrooned circular bowl on an octagonal shaft with flame-like stops" and "dated 1662, with the names of the churchwardens in deeply incised letters."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 507078 5722016
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.6491, -2.8977
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 38′ 56.76″ N, 2° 53′ 51.72″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: pedestal font
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers and letters
Inscription Text: "1662" [and the names of the churchwardens]
Inscription Notes: text of the inscription not available
Inscription Source: a/p Newman (2000)

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000, p. 572