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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09750WHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century [basin only] -- 14th century [base only], Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km SSW of Kington
Additional Comments: recycled font: composite font: basin is 12th-13th, but base probably 14th-century
Font Notes:
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 203): "Font: hemispherical bowl, with moulded octagonal base and square plinth with spur-ornaments, bowl 12th or 13th-century, base probably 14th-century."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: four?
Font Shape: hemispheric, 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. 203