Evesbatch
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09667EVE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SE of Bromyard
Font Notes:
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Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: p. 79): "Font: plain cylindrical bowl and built-up stem of same form, 12th-century. Cover of saucer-form, cut from the solid, with central carved knob and radiating leaves, early 17th-century."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: Early 17th century
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, vol. II: p. 79