Llanelli / Llanelly

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12398LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman? / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Ellyw [or St. Elli], Llanelli
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Elli_Church,_Llanelli
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ellyw [aka Elli]
Church Address: 6-8 Bridge St, Llanelli SA15 3BB, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1554 227427
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A484, about 15 km NW of Swansea
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
Noted in Jeffrey L. Thomas' 'History & description of Llanelly Parish Church, Breconshire, Wales' (2004) as a baptismal font "without mark or lettering", dating from the first building period of the edifice, 1175-1250 [NB: source [www.tgomasgenweb.com/llanelly_church.html] gives the location as "in (old) Breconshire"]. Thurlby (2006) writes: "The fonts at Llanelly, Llanfair Cilgedin (second font) and Llanfihangel Pntymoile may also be Norman."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Thurlby, Malcolm, Romanesque architecture and sculpture in Wales, Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herts.: Logaston Press, 2006, p. 174