Otterburn

INFORMATION

FontID: 11130OTT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist [originally from Heham Abbey]
Country Name: England
Location: Northumberland, North East
Directions to Site: Otterburn is located on the A696, about 40 km N of Hexham, 45-50 km NW of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church in Otterburn
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
The Historic Churches Preservation Trust [source: 'Recent grants', Grants Cttee meeting of 13 September 2005] notes the following in reference to Otterburn St. John's: "The font is a carved stone brought from Hexham Abbey". [NB: there is no indication as to when the fant was moved from the Abbey -- Hexham is about 40 km S of Otterburn, and its origins go back to Anglo-Saxon time; there is, however, no indication in the source as to the date of the font itself]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone