Chester No. 7

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10754CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only?
Font Date: ca. 1657?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century, Restoration
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary-on-the-Hill
Font Location in Church: [unknown]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Cheshire, North West, England, United Kingdom
Font Notes:
Richards (1973) writes: "In 1657, the old font was removed [cf. Index entry for Chester No. 6], and the wardens paid 5s[hillings] 'for a faire Bason to hold water en when Infants are baptized". There are no other details available on such a "bason".

REFERENCES

  • Richards, Raymond, Old Cheshire churches: a survey of their history, fabric and furniture with records of the older monuments, with a supplementary survey relating to the lesser old chapels of Cheshire, Didsbury, Manchester: E.J. Morten, 1973, p. 115