Bobbington / Bubintone
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 11986BOB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Bobbington
Font Location in Church: Insdide the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Cross
Church Address: Six Ashes Rd, Bobbington, Stourbridge DY7 5BZ, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1902 476843
Site Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km W of Wombourne, 13 km E of Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Historical Region: Hundred of Seisdon [in Domesday]
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Historic Churches Preservation Trust (Recent Grants report of 16 March 2006): "14th century octagonal font". The entry for this church in Historic Churches [Listing NGR: SO8081090550] notes: "Parish church. C12 core with minor C13 alterations, early. C14 addition and alterations, some minor C16 rebuilding and mid-C19 additions; restored 1878 by Sir Arthur Blomfield [...] C14 octagonal stone font with blind trefoil headed arcade to basin".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal