Bacton / Bacton nr. Hereford

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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding
view of church exterior - southeast view
view of font and cover in context
INFORMATION
FontID: 09635BAC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Faith
Church Patron Saints: St. Faith [aka Faith of Conques, Foy]
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 16 km SW of Hereford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
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Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: "Font: plain round bowl and stem with moulded base, 13th century." Wooden cover in the Jacobean stile of the scroll-rib design, but appears modern.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 505540 5759571
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934