Oakworth

INFORMATION

FontID: 11231OAK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Christ Church
Church Patron Saints: Jesus Christ
Country Name: England
Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located 5 km from Keightley, about 15 km from Skipton
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1846?
Century and Period: 19th century (mid) (?), Victorian
Font Notes:
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