Alnwick

INFORMATION

FontID: 05126ALN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary and St. Michael
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin & St. Michael
Country Name: England
Location: Northumberland, North East
Directions to Site: Located 50 km SSE of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
The National Gazetteer of 1868 notes: "The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary and St. Michael, is a large structure in the perpendicular and decorated styles of architecture", but does not mention a font in it. Wilson (1870) notes: "The font […] a modern font raised on a cushioned step in the centre […] stands in the nave at the west end", but describes the church as modern and does not mention a previous one. Bond (1908) makes a reference to the church records in which "a covering for the font" was made in 1608, but makes no direct reference to the font itself.

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1608?
Material: wood
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908
Wilson, Frederick Richard, An architectural survey of the churches in the Archdeaconry of Lindisfarne, in the County of Northumberland, containing plans and views […], Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Printed and photo-lithographed by M. and M. W. Lambert, 1870