Stowe-by-Chartley

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07193STO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Late Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Station Rd, Stafford ST18 0LG, UK -- Tel.: +44 889 270418
Site Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just off the A518, 8-10 km NE in the direction of Uttoxeter
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lichfield
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
No individual entry for Stowe-by-Chartley found in the Domesday survey. Cox & Harvey (1907) list a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period here. The entry for this church in Historic England [English Heritage Legacy ID: 444414] notes: "C12 church restored 1866 [...], north aisle added 1879. [...] The C19 octagonal font is Perpendicular style."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 567600 5855376
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.84388, -1.9963
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 50′ 37.97″ N, 1° 59′ 46.68″ W

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 218