Brockhampton-by-Bromyard No. 1 / Lower Brockhampton

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09697BRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Chapel [dedication unknown]
Font Location in Church: Inside the chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): [listed without a dedication in Crockford's]
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 3 km ENE of Bromyard
Additional Comments: recycled font: lower part cut back
Font Notes:
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 32): "Font: octagonal bowl, lower part cut back, 13th or 14th-century." [cf. Index entry for Brockhampton-by-Bromyard No. 2 for medieval stoup in this chapel]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal
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. 32