Little Chishill / Little Chishall

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view of font in context

the font is behind the rows of chairs, just by the right side (north) of the tower arch
Scene Description: the font is behind the rows of chairs, just by the right side (north) of the tower arch
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Barbara Polley, 1999
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10714CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, N side, just W of the tower arch
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17550449
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Site Location: Cambridgeshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B1039, 14 km SE of Royston, in the southernmost tip of the county, near the border with Essex
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner (1970): "Font. Perp[endicular], octagonal, with pointed quatrefoil panels."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Cambridgeshire, Harmonsworth: Penguin, 1970, p. 428