Saddleworth
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11234SAD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Chad, Saddleworth
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Chad [aka, Ceaadda, Cedd, Ceoddi]
Church Address: Uppermill, Oldham OL3 6LW, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1457 879977
Site Location: Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 3-4 km from Dobcross, near the county border form Lancashire, 15 km from Rochdale, 18 km ENE of Manchester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Manchester
Historical Region: formerly in West Yorkshire?
Font Notes:
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Mee (1941) writes: "The font cover, like a tall spire with tracery and pinnacles, was made by Saddleworth men, and shown at the Great Exhibition in 1851." [NB: there was a previous church/chapel-of-ease on this site; we have no information on its font].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 566253 5933921
LID INFORMATION
Date: 19th century / Victorian
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Mee, Arthur, The King's England, Yorkshire, West Riding, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1941, p. 316