How Capel No. 1

Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
Results: 7 records
B01: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis
B02: design element - motifs - square - concentric square
B03: design element - patterns - diaper
B04: design element - motifs - foliage
B05: design element - motifs - cinquefoiled
INFORMATION
FontID: 09685HOW
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew and St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew & St. Mary
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6.5 N of Ross
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described and illustrated in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 92 and pl. 52): "Font: In nave -- octagonal bowl[...], faces carved with conventional foliage, cinquefoil flowers, fleur-de-lis, Agnus Dei and square and diagonal patterns, 13th-century, found buried in tower." [cf. Index entry for How Capel No. 2 for a later font in the churchyard]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
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