Ashperton
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09679ASH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Bartholomew
Font Location in Church: Reported in the churchyard, S of the porch, ca. 1930
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bartholomew
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km N of Ledbury
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 3): "Font: In churchyard -- S. of porch, hemispherical bowl with projecting rim, probably 13th-century, on plain cylindrical stem, retooled." This same source (ibid.) gives information on the font cover: "Cover, in second stage of tower, of oak with turned central post and three scrolled supports, 17th-century."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: 17th century
Material: wood, oak
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. 3