Middleton on the Hill / Middleton-on-the-Hill
Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
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B01: design element - motifs - chevron
Scene Description: all around
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 56)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 56)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06792MID
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km NE of Leominster
Font Notes:
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Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907: 201) as a noteworthy baptismal font of the Norman period. Described and illustrated in the inventory for Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 148 and pl. 56): "Font[...]: round cup-shaped bowl with cheveron-ornament and necking; plain cylindrical stem, late 12th-century."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, 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. 148 and pl. 56