Derby No. 3

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11560DER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Alkmund, Derby
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Alkmund%27s_Church,_Derby
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Alkmund [aka Almond, Alcmund]
Previous Font Location(s): originally from the earlier church demolished 1968
Church Notes: Opened in 1972 on Kedleston Rd, the newest church of St. Alkmund replaced the 1846 church by H.I. Stevenson on Bridge Street, and the earlier churches under that advocation in Derby
Church Address: 40 Kedleston Rd, Darley Abbey, Derby DE22 1GU, United Kingdom
Site Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on Kedleston Rd, 1-2 km N of the city centre
Additional Comments: recycled font: from an earlier church -- damaged font: [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner (1978): "Font. C14, octagonal, with two simple blank arches to each side, badly preserved."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Derbyshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1978, p. 184