Bristol No. 11

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 10659BRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Site Location: Bristol, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: On St Nicholas Street
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner (1958): "C18, baluster-shaped." Described in Foyle (2004): "Early C18 baluster shape with octagonal gadrooned bowl." [NB: the crypt of St. Nicholas dates from the 14th century, and there probably was an earlier church here, but we have no information on its font].

REFERENCES

  • Foyle, Andrew, Bristol, New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2004, p. 106
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, North Somerset and Bristol, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958, p. 405