Eaton Bishop No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 09724EAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (basin only)
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels [now at Credenhill St. Mary's]
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael & All Angels
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Eaton Bishop is located 6.5 km W of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1930 as having been moved from Eaton Bishop to Credenhill]
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 60): "old bowl now at Credenhill", i.e., the basin of the original 13th-century font from Eaton Bishop repolaced at some point by a new bowl mounted on the old base. [cf. Index entry for Eaton Bishop No. 1 for the latter]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior 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