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
Font ID: 09710UPT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (late), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 5 km NE of Ross-on-Wye
Additional Comments: recycled font: restored, upper part of bowl modern
Font Notes:
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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, vol. II: p. 193