Snibston
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12420SNI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [re-tooled], Early English [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church [chapel] of St. Mary, Snibston
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26472880
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: St. Mary's Lane, Snibston, Coalville LE67 3BN, UK
Site Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located near Colville, 7 km SE of Ashby
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Leicester
Additional Comments: altered font / re-tooled font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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Noted in Pevsner (1984): "Font. Circular, re-chiselled, with foliage band. Probably C13."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, Leicestershire and Rutland, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1984, p. 381