Bridell / Briddell / Y Bridell

INFORMATION

FontID: 10040BRI
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. David
Church Patron Saints: St. David [aka David of Wales, Davidus, Dewy]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Pembrokeshire
Directions to Site: Located near Penytbryn, 4 km S of Cardigan [Coordinates: 52° 2′ 49″ N, 4° 39′ 38″ W 52.046944, -4.660556 UTM 30U 386125 5767561]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
Noted in the RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925): "The church was practically rebuilt in the year 1886, doubtless on the early foundations [...] The font is a plain square bowl, 18 inches outer and 14 inches inner measurements; it stands on a circular shaft and square base, and has a total height of 27 inches. I t is entirely devoid of ornamental detail, but is without doubt of the Norman period." Listed in Lloyd et al. (2001): "Font. C12, small square bowl, beaded at the angles."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Rim Thickness: 5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 35 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 67.5 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 45 x 45 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [in ft / in in the RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925)]

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire, An inventory of the ancient and historical monuments of the County of Pembroke, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1925
Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004