Lingen

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06796LIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael & All Angels
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 4 km W of the A4110, 16-18 km WNW of Leominster
Font Notes:
Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Early English period. Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 136): "Font: octagonal bowl with moulded upper and lower edge, plain stem and moulded base, 13th-century."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 202
  • 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. 136