Little Birch nr Hereford

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Source caption: "St Mary, Little Birch. A small, but expensive High Victorian village church, paid for by the incumbent Rev. Stephen Thackwell and designed by William Chick in 1868-9. The third church on this site, says Alan Brooks in the latest Pevsner."
Scene Description: Source caption: "St Mary, Little Birch. A small, but expensive High Victorian village church, paid for by the incumbent Rev. Stephen Thackwell and designed by William Chick in 1868-9. The third church on this site, says Alan Brooks in the latest Pevsner."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Philip Pankhurst, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 September 2012 by Philip Pankhurst [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3319589] [accessed 1 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

view of church interior - nave - looking east

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Philip Pankhurst, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 September 2012 by Philip Pankhurst [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3319627] [accessed 1 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09625BIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Ruff Lane, Little Birch, County of Herefordshire HR2 8AS
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A49, 8 km S of Hereford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Additional Comments: damaged / repaired font
Font Notes:
Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 22): "Font: round bowl with cable-ornament round base [i.e., underbowl], 12th century, repaired, stem and base modern".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 519690 5758530
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.977101, -2.713333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 58′ 37.57″ N, 2° 42′ 48″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

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. I: p. 22