Llawhaden / Llanhudain / Llanhuadain / Llewhaden / Lawhaden

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

BBL01: design element - patterns - scalloped

LB01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

INFORMATION

FontID: 10038LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Aidan
Church Patron Saints: St. Aidan [aka Aedan]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Pembrokeshire
Directions to Site: Located 6 km NNW of Narberth
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the W door
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
Cognate Fonts: Other fonts of similar type and date in this county at Rudbaxton, Haroldston West, Lambston, Prendergast, Johnston, Brawdy, Camrose and Spittal
Font Notes:
Described in Lloyd et al. (2001: 266): "Font. Norman square bowl, scalloped underneath." Davies (2001): "Inside the church, by the West entrance door, we see a fine example of a Norman font. The base and cable are Norman but some parts are more modern. Note the Norman cabling around the column of the base and around the top of the pillar and basin." [source: Graham J. Davies -- http://members.lycos.co.uk/Graham_Davies/Dun100/Llawhaden.html]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004