Bolton St. George
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12146BOL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1796?
Font Century and Period/Style: 18th century, Modern
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. George [redundant]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Notes: present church founded 1796; closed 1975; redundant -- no earlier church known on this site
Church Address: St George Rd, Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK
Site Location: Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom
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]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Manchester
Historical Region: formerly in Lancashire
Font Notes:
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Pevsner (1969) describes the font as "a Gothick baluster and basin", and notes the font cover: "Concave-sided. It looks c.1700."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 537657 5937111
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.5815, -2.4312
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 34′ 53.4″ N, 2° 25′ 52.32″ W
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, vol. 1: 81