Mapplerton

Described in Betjeman (1958): "14th-cent. octagonal font with heraldry". The baptismal consists of an octagonal basin with a protruding chamfered upper rim that overhangs the vertical sides, each decorated with a shield inscribed in a quatrefoil window; the shields are charged with coats-of-arms [identification not available]; the pedestal base is octagonal and plain except for a moulding about half way down; the lower base is also octagonal and plain and splays out. Wooden font cover, flat and modern; octagonal with metal decoration and handle. The font has suffered damage, chiefly in the usual place, the upper rim areas where the old cover staples have been forcefully removed. The inner well of the basin is lead-lined. [We are grateful to Colin Hinson, of www.yorkshireCDbooks.co.uk, for the photographs of this font]