Stretford nr. Leominster / Stratford

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Image Source: detail of a 17th-century sketch by Dineley, in Dineley (1867- )

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Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 55)

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INFORMATION

FontID: 09744STR

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Cosmas and Damian [aka St. Peter's] [redundant]

Church Patron Saints: St. Cosmas & St. Damian [was dedicated to St. Peter art some point]

Church Location: Stretford, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9DG

Country Name: England

Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands

Directions to Site: Located 6.5 km SW of Leominster

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford

Historical Region: Hundred of Stretford

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, SW corner

Century and Period: 12th century (late) (?) [re-tooled], Norman? / Transitional? [altered]

Church Notes: church originally 12thC; extended 13thC; re-built 14thC; restored 1875 and 1922; redundant 1972

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

There is an entry for this Stretford [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SO4455/stretford/] [accessed 23 July 2014], but it mentions neither church nor cleric in it. A font in this church is recorded and illustrated in Dineley (aka Dingley, 1867-). [NB: Dineley has the dedication as St. Cosmo & Damian]. Described and illustrated in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 190 and pl. 55): "Font[...]: irregular cup-shaped bowl and tapering stem, moulded base, probably late 12th-century." [NB: the RCHM has the dedication as St. Peter]. The font is raised on a circular plinth in this source. The SMR record [SMR no. 6933] of Herefordshire Council [/www.herefordshire.gov.uk] has: "A primitive-looking font, with bowl and stem cut from one sandstone block. It sits on two circular stones. The font has been re-tooled. It probably dates to the early 12th century, contemporary with the earliest part of the church."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.1971, -2.8156

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 11′ 49.56″ N, 2° 48′ 56.16″ W

UTM: 30U 512603 5782977

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone

Number of Pieces: three?

Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Dineley [Dingley], Thomas, History from marble, [London?]: Printed for the Camden Society, 1867-

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934