Huntington
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09761HUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Thomas of Canterbury [aka St. Thomas à Becket]
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6.5 km SW of Kington
Additional Comments: recycled font: base modern
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 75): "Font: octagonal bowl with curved undersides set diagonally on octagonal stem, probably 14th-century, base moden."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
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. 75