Eglwyswrw / Eglwys Eirw
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10094EGL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Christiolus? St. Eirw?
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114773988
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cristiolus? / St Eirw?
Site Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located between Haverfordwest and Cardigan, 10 km SSW of Cardigan
Font Notes:
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The RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925) notes: "The present church was restored in 1829 [...] I t was further restored and adapted to modern requirements in 1883 [...] The font is modern." Lloyd et al. (2004), however, note: "Plain medieval square baptismal font, possibly C14." [NB: was this font found after the RCAHMW visit on 11 September 1914?]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
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, p. 93, 94
- Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004, p. 184