St. Asaph / Llanelwy / Saint Asaph
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 04452ASA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century/ 19th century, Perpendicular? / Modern?
Church / Chapel Name: Cathedral of St. Asaph in Saint Asaph/Llanelwy
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Asaph
Church Notes: legend of 6thC religious site here; church here documented 12thC; re-built 13th-14thC and 15thC
Church Address: 25 High St, Saint Asaph LL17 0RD, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1745 582245
Site Location: Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A525, S of the A55, about 9 km SSE of Rhyl
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Asaph
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font in the cathedral of St. Asaph described in Hubbard (1986) as Perpendicular in style "incorporating four quatrefoil panels from a predecessor destroyed during the Commonwealth. Said to be of the 1660s, but it looks C19."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 470514 5900948
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.256972, -3.441997
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 15′ 25.1″ N, 3° 26′ 31.19″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Hubbard, Edward, Clwyd (Denbigshire and Flintshire), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1986, p. 438