Langtree

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06632LAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B3227, just E of the A388, about 13 km S of Bideford
Font Notes:
Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907: 196) as having a baptismal font of the 15th century made of granite: "The large octagon forn at Langtree is well moulded and carved considering the hardness of the material; ity is divided into panels, on one of which is the Agnus Dei, on another a Latin cross, and simple conventional patterns on the remainder". Noted in Pevsner (1952): "Font. Octagonal, Perp, with sinpmle patterns in the panels."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 196
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, North Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952, p. 113