Bristol No. 2

INFORMATION

Font ID: 05162BRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century, Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Temple Church [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: Originalli inside the church, in the Weavers' Chapel. Moved to the new Church of the Holy Cross after WWII
Site Location: Bristol, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Temple Church is on Victoria Street; Holy Cross is located in Inss Court, in south Bristol
Additional Comments: re-cycled font
Font Notes:
Described in Bond (1908) as a chalice-shaped alabaster font in Renaissance style. This font survived the 1940 bombing that left the church in ruins, and was moved to the new Church of the Holy Cross, Inns Court, south Bristol. The font is of the baluster type, with a small basin and a bulbous pedestal base; ribbed pattern adorn the underbowl and the stem; mouldings on the basin and base. [NB: we have no information on the font(s) of the medieval Templar church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, alabaster
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 33