Jacobstow No. 2 / Jacobstowe / Pennalyn

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09460JAC
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 10th - 11th century, Pre-Conquest
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James
Font Location in Church: By the S entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Site Location: Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A39, 16 km WNW of Launceston
Font Notes:
"Evidence of a Saxon church can be found in the Holy Water Stoup beside the South entrance of the present church, as it is thought to be constructed from part of the Saxon font" [GENUKI web site at www.genuki.org.uk]. [cf. Index entry for Jacobstow No. 1 for the Norman font in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone