Eyton nr. Leominster
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09770EYT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints [formerly a chapel of Eye]
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 3 km NW of Leominster
Additional Comments: recycled font: partly re-tooled
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 61): "Font: octagonal bowl with splayed underside, plain stem and chamfered base, probably mediæval but partly retooled."
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. 61