St. Weonards / Saint Weonards

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09654WEO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Weonard
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Wannard [aka Gwennart, Wannar, Weonard]
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 16 km S of Hereford
Additional Comments: recycled font: re-tooled basin
Font Notes:
Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 229): "Font: octagonal bowl, partly re-tooled with quatrefoil-panelled sides, octagonal stem and chamfered base, 15th-century."

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, vol. I: p. 229