Brockhampton-by-Bromyard No. 2 / Lower Brockhampton

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09698BRO
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Chapel [dedication unknown]
Font Location in Church: Reported "lying loose" in this chapel ca. 1930
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
Font Notes:
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 32): "Stoup: lying loose, tufa bowl with rounded outer en to basin, mediæval." [cf. Index entry for Brockhampton-by-Bromyard No. 1 for a 13th or 14th-century baptismal font in this chapel]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (tufa stone)
Number of Pieces: one
Font 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, vol. II: p. 32