Byford No. 1
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B01: inscription
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Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 58)
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B02: symbol - tree - palm tree?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 58)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 58)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 93)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05171BYF
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1638
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid), Post-Reformation / Stuart
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, W end, in the centre aisle, opposite the door
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10-12 kms NW of Hereford up the A438
Font Notes:
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Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907: 173) as a baptismal font from the reign of Charles I and dated 1638. Included in Bond (1908: 265) as a post-Reformation baptismal font dated 1638. Described and illustrated in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: p. 31 and pl. 58): "Font[...]: octagonal bowl, three faces carved with rosettes and a fourth with the date 1638 and a device below, plain octagonal stem with moulded capping and base." The device below the date looks like a palm-tree of sorts. [cf. Index entry for Byford No. 2 for a medieval holy-water stoup in this church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: on one of the sides of the basin
Inscription Text: "1638"
Inscription Notes: accompanied by "a device" [palm-tree like motif] below the date
Inscription Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: p. 31 and pl. 58]
REFERENCES
- Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 265
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 173
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934, vol. III: p. xxxvi, 31 and pl. 58, 93