Kinsham

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09766KIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century [basin only] [composite font], Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 11 km NE of Kington
Additional Comments: recycled font: 15tgh-century stone basin on later (?) brick base
Font Notes:
Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 101): "Font: octagonal bowl with hollow-splayed underside, probably 15th-century, brick base."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone [basin] and brick [base]
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. 101