Colwall

INFORMATION

FontID: 09681COL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. James
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6 km NE of Ledbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century [re-cut], Medieval [altered]
Font Notes:
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 53): "Font: plain hemispherical bowl, cylindrical stem and chamfered base, perhaps 13th -century, entirely recut."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934