Tideford

INFORMATION

FontID: 10417TID
Church/Chapel: Parish Church
Church Patron Saints: St. Gemans
Country Name: England
Location: Cornwall, South West
Directions to Site: Located on the A38, about 15 km W of Plymouth
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Norman
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Cornish font
Cognate Fonts: Altarnun, Callington, Jacobstow, etc.
Described in Clarke (191) as one of several Cornish fonts of similar design: Altarnun, Callincton, Jacobstow, Landrake, Laneast, etc.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

Clarke, Kate M., "The baptismal fonts of Devon -- Part VI", 51, Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, 1919, pp. 211-221; r["References"]