Tydd St. Mary

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09886TYD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17531128
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A1101, 10 km NNW of Wisbech
Font Notes:
Described in Betjeman (1958): "The 15th-century font is decorated with shields held by angels." Noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Octagonal, Perp[endicular], with busts of angels holding shields."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Betjeman, John, An American's Guide to English Parish Churches (including the Isle of Man), New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958, p. 248
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 771