Wellington nr. Hereford
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09711WEL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (late), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Margaret
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km N of Hereford
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 201): "Font: octagonal bowl with moulded under edge, plain stem and moulded base, late 14th-century." The font cover is also described in this source (ibid.): "cover of oak, flat and panelled, with post and ball in middle, c. 1700."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: ca. 1700
Material: wood, oak
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
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. 201