Gateshead
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11512GAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Museum: .
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Gateshead
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17540139
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Gateshead NE10 0PA, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 191 469 6211
Site Location: Durham, North East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A184-A185 crossroads, about 23 km N of Durham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Durham
Additional Comments: e-mail req sent to tourism@gateshead.gov.uk an info centre based in St Mary's Hall, Gateshead (22 Feb 2006)
Font Notes:
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Hutchinson (1823) notes: "The font is a large black marble laver" [NB: Hutchinson's description dates from before the Great Fire of 6 October 1854, in which "the church suffered great damage", according to Whellan (1894) -- the earlier parts of the church are believed to be from the 12th century]. Noted in Mackenzie (1834): "The font is a large bason of black marble".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
REFERENCES
- Hutchinson, William, The History and Antiquities of the county palatine of Durham, Durham: Printed and published by G. Walker, Sadler Street, 1823, vol. 2: 587
- 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, vol. 2: 85