Leeds No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11015LEE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century, Victorian
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Aidan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aidan [aka Aedan]
Site Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located in Roundhay Rd., Harehills, in the city of Leeds
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ripon & Leeds
Font Notes:
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Mee (1941) writes: "At the west end is a lofty stone dais with the biggest font we have seen in Yorkshire, its huge bowl, weighing a ton and a half, supported on 16 green marble shafts. The cover is of ironwork wrought in roses and scrolls, and the walls of the baptistry are finely panelled." Noted in Betjeman (1958) as an "outstanding font". The modern font is by Robert James Johnson.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 597399 5963687
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.8126, -1.5209
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 48′ 45.36″ N, 1° 31′ 14.52″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Notes on Measurements: The bowl weighs 1 1/2 tons [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal, iron?
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Betjeman, John, An American's Guide to English Parish Churches (including the Isle of Man), New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958, p. 437
- Mee, Arthur, The King's England, Yorkshire, West Riding, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1941, p. 239