St. Petrox / Llan Pedrog / Saint Petrox / Sain Pedrog

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10275PET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century (mid), Victorian
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Pedrog
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20593364
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Petroc [aka Pedrog, Perreux, Petrock]
Site Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B4319, 5 km SW of Pembroke
Additional Comments: replica font / imitation font: Victorian, imitating Norman design
Font Notes:
Described in Lloyd, etc. (2001: 446): "Massive, late C19 font, imitating the local Norman type." [NB: although the church fabric is 13th century, it underwent a major restoration in the mid 180OS, from which time the present font originates -- no information is available on the earlier font].

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, p. 446