Wigmore No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09772WIG
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James
Font Location in Church: In the south aisle, east of the south doorway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 14.5 NW of Leominster
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: modern base
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 205): "Stoup: In S. aisle -- E. of S. doorway, recess with pointed head, 14th-century, base modern." [cf. Index entry for Wigmore No. 1 for a medieval baptismal font in this church] [NB: the same inventory (ibid.) lists a "part of an octagonal bowl" among the miscellanea in this church, but no details of style or dating -- object not listed in this Index]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
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. 205