Ilsington

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10538ILS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A38, 25-30 km SW of Exeter
Font Notes:
Baptismal font, probably of the period of the church itself, Perpendicular, noted in Stabb (1908): "octagonal in shape and plain, and does not call for much remark". Not mentioned in Pevsner (1952) or Hoskins (1954).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Stabb, John, Some old Devon churches, their roods, pulpits, fonts, etc., London: Simkin, [et al.], 1908-1916, p.132