Norton St. Nicholas

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11934NOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (early?), Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Nicholas,_Norton
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Notes: 12thC church; modified 15yjC
Church Address: Norton St Nicholas is now a suburb of Letchworth Garden City
Site Location: Hertfordshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Norton is located E of the A1, and is now a suburb of Letchworth Garden City, between Luton (SW) and Royston (NE)
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner & Cherry (1977): "Font. Early C14, octagonal, with tracery and quatrefoil decoration."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Hertfordshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1977, p. 263-264