Ullingswick
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09693ULL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Luke
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SW of Bromyard
Additional Comments: recycled font: re-cut bowl
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 191): "Font: octagonal bowl, re-cut, round stem and moulded base, 13th-century." [NB: this same reports the presence of a stone mortar in the porch, perhaps used as stoup in the past? -- not listed in this Index]
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. II: p. 191