Bredenbury
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09727BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew?
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1930 in the churchyard
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 3 km NW of Bromyard
Additional Comments: abandoned font?
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 26) as a second of two bowls in the churchyard; the first was originally from Wacton [cf. Index entry for Wacton] and the second, undated and smaller in size, has no established origin [NB: this smaller bowl may have come from the old church that stood near Bredenbury Court and was demolished in 1876]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
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. 46