Bredenbury

INFORMATION

FontID: 09727BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (basin only)
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew?
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 3 km NW of Bromyard
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1930 in the churchyard
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
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