Mordiford
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09230MOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Date: 1663
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Holy Rood, Mordiford
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1930 in the churchyard
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Cross
Church Address: Wallflower Row, Mordiford, Hereford HR1 4LN, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1432 860365
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B4224, 6.5 km E of Hereford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Additional Comments: abandoned font: reported ca. 1930 in the churchyard / disappeared font? (the one from the 12th church here)
Font Notes:
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Described in Building News, vol. VI (1860): 889) as an octagonal font dated 1663 with the comment "does not appear to have ever posessed much beauty" [as reported in the web site www.westgallerychurches.com/gallery.html which adds: "No ref. to it in Pevsner"]. The inventory for Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 144) has: "Font: In churchyard -- octagonal bowl, with moulded edges and the date 1663." [NB: the date must be from an inscription somewhere on the basin]. The church here is listed in the CRSBI [https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?i=13230] [accessed 31 July 2025] but it mentions no font of the period in it.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers?
Inscription Location: on the basin?
Inscription Text: [1663]
Inscription Notes: [the existence of the inscription is not confirmed]
REFERENCES
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934, vol. II: p. 144