Chester No. 7

INFORMATION

FontID: 10754CHE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary-on-the-Hill
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Cheshire, North West
Font Location in Church: [unknown]
Date: ca. 1657?
Century and Period: 17th century, Restoration
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