Upton Bishop

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - quatrefoil - 8

Scene Description: one on each side of the octagonal basin

LB01: design element - patterns - ribbed

Scene Description: angle ribs

LB02: design element - motifs - tracery

Scene Description: traceried panels on the sides

INFORMATION

FontID: 09710UPT
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 5 km NE of Ross-on-Wye
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century (late), Gothic
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 193): "Font: octagonal bowl, each face with quatrefoiled panel, trumpet-shaped stem with angle-ribs and a traceried panel in each face, late 14th-century, restored and upper part of bowl modern."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
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