Little Hereford
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06790HER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary Magdalene
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A456, about 12 km N of Leominster
Font Notes:
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Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907: 201) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 66): "Font: circular bowl of convex section with plain capping and circular base, 12th or 13th-century."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 201
- 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. 66