Ribston / Ribstone
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11193RIB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Chapel of St. Andrew, Ribston
Font Location in Church: Inside the chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: founded 1217; granted after 1312 to the Knights Hospitaller
Church Address: Chapel of St Andrew, Ribston Hall, Great Ribston, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Site Location: North Yorkshire [formerly West Yorkshire], Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The chapel is part of Ribston Hall, a private residence, itself located E of the B6164 at Little Ribston, 5 km SE of Knaresborough. 9-10 km ESE of Harrogate
Historical Region: formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Font Notes:
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Morris (1932) mentions a marble font in this church, but does not give a date [NB: Morris (ibid.) notes that the chapel itself "may well have been erected by the Templars immediately before the suppression of their order."]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 604665 5982314
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.97855, -1.40402
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 58′ 42.78″ N, 1° 24′ 14.47″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
REFERENCES
- Morris, Joseph Ernest, The West Riding of Yorkshire, London: Methuen & Co., 1932, p. 395