Ebchester
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 11272EBC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Ebba, Ebchester
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17536635
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ebba [aka Æbbe of Coldingham]
Church Address: The New Rectory, Shaw Ln, Ebchester, Consett DH8 0QB, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1207 509654
Site Location: Durham, North East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B6309, E of the A694, about 20 km WSW of Newcastle
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Durham
Additional Comments: recycled font: [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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In Pevsner (1983): "Font. An odd Norman stone (capital?) with huge bille-type moulding between two fat rolls used as a font bowl."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, County Durham, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1983, p. 260