Oakworth
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11231OAK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1846?
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century (mid) (?), Victorian
Church / Chapel Name: Christ Church, Oakworth
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): Jesus Christ
Church Address: 20 Colne Rd, Oakworth, Keighley BD22 7RY, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1535 681409
Site Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Locatedoff the B6143, 5 km from Keightley, about 15 km from Skipton
Font Notes:
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Mee (1941) notes: "The marble font with mosaic inlay is under a striking oak canopy three yards square, crowned with a figure of our Lord; its traceried arches are supported by corner pillars." [NB: the font and cover, like the 1846 church itself, are of the Victorian period]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood, oak
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Mee, Arthur, The King's England, Yorkshire, West Riding, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1941, p. 274