Westhide No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 09694WES
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Bartholomew
Church Patron Saints: St. Bartholomew
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 10 km NE of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 206): "Font: round bowl with rounded underside, cylindrical stem and chamfered base, probably 13th-century." [cf. Index entry for Westhide No. 2 for a medieval stoup in the E jamb of the S doorway of this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: round (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