Wendron No. 2 / St. Gwendron
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view of church exterior - northeast view
Scene Description: Sketch by Blight in the original 1862 article in The Gentleman's Magazine
view of church interior - plan
Scene Description: Sketch by Blight in the original 1862 article in The Gentleman's Magazine
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10892WEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: [former church of St. Methenny]
Font Location in Church: Reported on the site of the old church -now a farmyard- ca. 1873
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Methenny
Site Location: Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B3297, off the A394, 4 km NE of Helston
Additional Comments: abandoned font / damaged font: only a fragment remains of the font from this desecrated church -- [perhaps Kelly's Directory meant "deconsecrated"?]
Font Notes:
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Kelly's directory of Cornwall for 1873 reports: "The church of St. Methenny was desecrated at the end of the last century; a portion of the font and part of a cross still remain on the old site, which is now a farmyard." [source: http://chrisuphill.tripod.com/kellys3.htm#wen transcription by Suezan Elliott, 2000]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: fragment
REFERENCES
- Kelly, Kelly's Directory of Cornwall, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd., 1873, [unknown]