Sarnesfield

INFORMATION

FontID: 05975SAR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located on the A4112, 8 km NE of Eardisley (dir. Leominster); 20-25 km WWN of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century [stem of base only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Listed in Tyrrell-Green (1928: 31) as one in a very large group of baptismal fonts that are plain octagonal with straightsided basins. Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 178): "Font: square stem with attached shafts, 14th-century, octagonal bowl, probably modern, base modern."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round [modern?]
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal [modern?]

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934
Tyrrell-Green, E., Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: The Macmillan Co., 1928