Muston nr. Grantham

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11522MUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Muston
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17542207
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Church Ln, Muston, Nottingham NG13 0FD, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1949 843348
Site Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A52, 8-10 km W of Grantham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Leicester
Font Notes:
Described in Gough (1792): "Among the fonts in Leicestershire, that at Muston is square, with roses in the sides and under the angles, and stands on a round base." Noted in Pevsner (1984): "Font. Unusual Perp[endicular] piece with quatrefoils on the bowl containing grimacing masks. The rest covered with fleurons and heads."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Gough, Richard, "Description of the old font in the Church of East Meon, Hampshire, 1789: with some observations on fonts", X, Archaeologia, 1792, pp. 183-209; p. 194
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Leicestershire and Rutland, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1984, p. 327