Caerwys

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04446CAE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1661
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael / Eglwys San Mihangel, Caerwys
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Caerwys, Mold CH7 5BH, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7747 345343
Site Location: Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 11 km W of Flint; access via the B5122 S from Gorsedd
Font Notes:
Described in Hubbard (1986) as a baptismal font ornamented with simple cusped panels and dated to 1661. A view of the font and its cover in the context of the church interior can be found https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/St_Michael%27s_Church_-_Eglwys_San_Mihangel%2C_Caerwys%2C_Flintshire%2C_Wales_60.jpg [accessed 28 April 2025].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 479374 5899637
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.2456, -3.3091
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 14′ 44.16″ N, 3° 18′ 32.76″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters and numbers
Inscription Location: on one of the sides of the basin
Inscription Text: "1661 / [?] N [?] R"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round and flat, with metal decorations and a knob handle

REFERENCES

  • Hubbard, Edward, Clwyd (Denbigshire and Flintshire), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1986, p. 335