Bolstone

Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
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Results: 6 records
B01: design element - motifs - floral - rose
B02: symbol - thistle
B03: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis
B04: design element - architectural - arcade - trefoiled arches - 16
LB01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - Gothic arches - 8
INFORMATION
FontID: 09622BOL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John of Jerusalem
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SSE of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century(early)?
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: xlii and pl. 39): the baptismal font "at Bolstone, with rose, thistle and fleur-de-lis, is probably of early 17th-century date"; and (25): "Font [...] octagonal bowl with moulded under-edge, each face with two trefoiled arches, three of which enclose a rose, thistle and fleur-de-lis respectively, octagonal stem with moulded capping and base, and each face with a plain pointed panel, probably early 17th-century." [NB:
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934