Leysters / Laysters
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09740LAY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only] [base later medieval] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew [said to be originally from Pudleston St. Peter's]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church at Leysters / Laysters
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Leysters / Laysters is located 9 km NE of Leominster. Pudleston is located 6.5 km E of Leominster
Additional Comments: recycled font: the basin is 12th century but the base is later medieval
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 103): "Font: round tapering bowl, 12th-century, on later mediæval base, octagonal stoped out to square, font said to have come from Pudleston." [NB: the Herefordshire inventory uses spelling 'Laysters'; town is now more commonly known as 'Leysters']
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: round, mounted
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, vol. III: p. 103