Llanfabon
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04389LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century (mid)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: John Prichard?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mabon
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29501814
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mabyn [aka Mabean, Mabena, (Malbano, Mabon)]
Church Notes: Newman (1995) notes that this church was rebuilt in 1847 by John Prichard.
Church Address: Llanfabon Road, Nelson CF46 6PF, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1443 410280
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 8 km NW of Pontypridd, in mid Glamorgan, near the boundary with Monmouthshire
Historical Region: Glamorgan
Additional Comments: fake font: not really done as a fake but, probably, as Neo-Romanesque. Described in Newman (1995) as "a splendid piece of fake rusticity, carved with big leaves, two-headed birds and multi-pointed stars." This 19th century (?) font may be the work of John Prichard.
Font Notes:
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Described in Newman (1995) as "a splendid piece of fake rusticity, carved with big leaves, two-headed birds and multi-pointed stars." This 19th century (?) font may be the work of John Prichard.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.63865, -3.27846
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 38′ 19.14″ N, 3° 16′ 42.46″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Walker, J. Russell, "Scottish Baptismal Fonts", 21 or N.S. 9, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1887, pp. 346-448; p. 382