Chadwell

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12188CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only], [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Chadwell
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17541308
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 12thC church with later additions and modifications
Church Address: Linford Rd, Grays RM16 4JW, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1375 842176
Site Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A607, 6-7 km NE of Melton Mowbray
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Leicester
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner (1984): "Font. Norman, circular, of tub shape, with intersected, beaded arches in a strip on the lower part of the bowl; the arches have gone wrong in one place in size and positioning [NB: the whole has an appearance of a composite object; the arcade must have beeen added by an unskilled hand at some point]"

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Leicestershire and Rutland, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1984, p. 129