Tideford
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10417TID
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Norman
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Cornish font
Cognate Fonts: Altarnun, Callington, Jacobstow, etc.
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Gemans
Site Location: Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A38, about 15 km W of Plymouth
Font Notes:
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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; p. 214