Westley nr. Bury St. Edmunds
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05669WES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: wooden font
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Hill Rd, Westley, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 3TH, UK
Site Location: Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Loacted near Bury St Edmunds, to the W, in Suffolk
Additional Comments: disappeared font / wooden font
Font Notes:
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Bond (1908): "At Westley, Essex, in 1297, there was a 'baptisterium ligneum fluens in arrea per stipam,' i.e., a wooden tub discharging by a bunghole on to the pavement."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 340941 5791180
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.248, 0,67
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 14′ 52.8″ N, 0° 40′ 12″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: wood
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Drainage System: yes [unknown type]
Drainage Notes: "bunghole discharging on to the pavement"
REFERENCES
- Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 77