Ravenstone nr. Coalville / Ravenestun
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12381RAV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael, Ravenstone
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: 4 Church Ln, Ravenstone, Coalville LE67 2AE, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1530 810655
Site Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A511 road, between Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in NW Leicestershire
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Leicester
Historical Region: Hundred of Goscote [in Domesday]
Font Notes:
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Noted in Pevsner (1984): "Font. Square bowl with chamfered corners on a square base." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SK4020313916] notes: "Parish Church of early C14, restored C19 [...] Font, a plain square with chamfered corners on solid stone base probably predates the Church." The NTLWorld site [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mapping/raven/church.htm] informs that the font is made of Derbyshire stone and lead lined.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 607661 5842315
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, [Derbyshire stone]
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Drainage Notes: lead lining
REFERENCES
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, Leicestershire and Rutland, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1984, p. 361