Ryton nr. Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Image Source: "Fragment of original font from Holy Cross Church, Ryton" taken from a glass plate negative in the collection of W.A. Cocks of Ryton; the photograph is undated

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INFORMATION

FontID: 11511RYT
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Holy Cross
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Cross
Country Name: England
Location: Durham, North East
Directions to Site: Located about 10 km W of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, beneath the tower
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Noted in Hutchinson (1823): "The font is a large ancient stone bason." Similarly described in Mackenzie (1834), who places the font "in the space below the tower". Described in Murray (1873): "The font is round, on an octagonal pillar." [NB: the ISEE Gateshead site [http://isee.gateshead.gov.uk] [accessed 15 March 2007] displays a record and image of "Fragment of original font from Holy Cross Church, Ryton" taken from a glass plate negative in the collection of W.A. Cocks of Ryton; the photograph is undated -- We do not know whether or not this is part of the same font reported in Hutchinson ca. 1823, or even if it is the only part left, especially since the web site of The Lastingham Group of Churches [www.lastinghamchurch.org.uk/church_guides/guide_sch.htm] [accessed 16 March 2007]. in its description of St. Chad's church, a chapel-of-ease of Lastingham, in Hutton-in-the-Hole, reports "a font and lectern from Ryton Church"]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Hutchinson, William, The History and Antiquities of the county palatine of Durham, Durham: Printed and published by G. Walker, Sadler Street, 1823
Mackenzie, Eneas, An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the county palatine of Durham: comprehending the various subjects of natural, civil, and ecclesiastical geography, agriculture, mines, manufactures […], Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Mackenzie & Dent, 1834
Murray, John (the firm), A handbook for travellers in Durham and Northumberland, London: John Murray ; printed by William Clowes and Sons, 1873