Warren

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10305WAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [re-tooled?], Norman [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SW of Pembroke
Additional Comments: recycled font? re-tooled Norman font?
Font Notes:
The RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925) reports asquare font in this church. Described in Lloyd, etc. (2001): "Font. Shallow square bowl on circular pedestal, perhaps retooled Norman."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
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, no. 1162
  • Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004, p. 493