Bolton St. George

INFORMATION

FontID: 12146BOL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. George [redundant]
Church Patron Saints: St. George
Country Name: England
Location: Greater Manchester, North West
Directions to Site: Located off the B6204-6205 crossroads, about 15-20 km NNW of Manchester, now Greater Manchester [St George's is located on St George's Rd]
Historical Region: formerly in Lancashire
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1796?
Century and Period: 18th century, Modern
Church Notes: present church founded 1796; closed 1975; redundant -- no earlier church known on this site
Pevsner (1969) describes the font as "a Gothick baluster and basin", and notes the font cover: "Concave-sided. It looks c.1700."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.5815, -2.4312
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 34′ 53.4″ N, 2° 25′ 52.32″ W
UTM: 30U 537657 5937111

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th - 18th century?
Material: wood,
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lancashire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1969