Llanbister

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06053LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Cynllo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17744128
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cynllo
Site Location: Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located at the junction of the B4356 with the A483, 20-25 km S of Newtown
Historical Region: formerly Radnorshire
Font Notes:
The Architect (issue of 16 August 1873: 81) includes an article on Radnorshire Churches which notes on the Church at Llanbister: "The font is octagonal, of the 13th century type and stands immediately beyong the first step in the nave." Listed in Tyrrell-Green (1928) as a baptismal font with a hexagonal basin. This same source (ibid., p. 167) mentions a modern immersion font [not listed in this Index] constructed in Llanbister, and adds that "the explanation of the great preponderance of these fonts in the South Wales district lies in the fact that the Baptists are very strong there, and in the face of Baptist opposition it is thought desirable to emphasise the Church's normal rule for Baptism by 'dipping', as expressed in the rubrics of the Prayer Book."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Tyrrell-Green, E., Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: The Macmillan Co., 1928, p. 32, 167