Great Oakley nr. Kettering

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12303OAK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Transitional / Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael, Great Oakley
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17542595
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Great Oakley, Corby NN18 8HN, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7521 156331
Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 3 km from Corby, 8 kms from Kettering. [NB: the church is located in the grounds of Great Oakley Hall, the manor house]
Font Notes:
Noted in Mee (1945): "The plain octagonal font is 13th century." No font mentioned in Pevsner & Cherry (1973).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Mee, Arthur, The King's England: Northamptonshire, country of spires and stately homes, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945, [http://northamptoncastle.homeip.net/northampton/books/Arthur%20Mee.htm] [accessed 19 October 2006]