Bridstow
Results: 2 records
B01: design element - motifs - foliage
LB01: design element - patterns - tracery
INFORMATION
FontID: 09650BRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Bridget
Church Patron Saints: St. Brigid of Ireland [aka Brigit, Bridget, Bride, Brydoch, Brydock, Ffraed, Ffraid, Fraed]
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 1.5 km W of Ross
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century [re-cut], Perpendicular
Font Notes:
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Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 28): "Font: octagonal bowl, with square panels, filled with conventional leaves or cusped sub-panels, moulded under edge, with carved paterae, stem with panelled faces and traceried heads, probably 15th-century, much re-cut."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
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