Wellington nr. Hereford

INFORMATION

FontID: 09711WEL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Margaret
Church Patron Saints: St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 10 km N of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century (late), Gothic
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