St. Andrews Major / Saint Andras

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view of church interior - plan

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Orrin, 1988
Image Source: plan in Orrin (1988)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04419AND
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave, near the S entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: St Andrew's Road, St Andrew's Major, Dinas Powys CF64 4DT, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 29 2051 2555
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located between the A4050 W) and the A4055 (E), 2 km W of Dinas Powys, about 9 km WSW of Cardiff city centre
Historical Region: Glamorgan
Additional Comments: altered font / composite font: step and plinth are modern
Font Notes:
Described in Orrin (1988): "The Norman font is tub-shaped with roll-moulding around the rim, but the step and plinth are modern." A church interior plan in Orrin (ibid.) shows the position of the font. Described in Newman (1995) as a Norman baptismal font, "tub-shaped, with a roll round the top."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 483317 5698257
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.43526, -3.24
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 26′ 6.94″ N, 3° 14′ 24″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Glamorgan (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1995, p. 546
  • Orrin, Geoffrey R., Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan, Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons, 1988, p. 322 and plan on p. 320