Chester No. 4

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10751CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Cathedral Church
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): [earlier (?) dedication to St. Werburga [aka Werbyrgh, Werburgh]]
Site Location: Cheshire, North West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The cathedral is located in the centre of downtown Chester
Font Notes:
Pevsner (1971) notes: "A big baluster carrying a big bowl. Black marble; 1697."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (black)
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Cheshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1971, p. 144