Clayworth No. 3
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08818CLA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Town Street, Clayworth, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9AD
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B1403, about 8 km N of Retford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham
Historical Region: formerly in Lincolnshire
Font Notes:
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Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a holy-water stoup that "takes the form of a pillar with hollowed-out bowl." Not mentioned in Pevsner & Williamson (1979). [cf. Index entries for Clayworth No. 1 and 2 for two baptismal fonts the same church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 638999 5917509
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.38836, -0.909857
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 23′ 18.1″ N, 0° 54′ 35.48″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one?
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 238