Llanfaelog

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12483LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Maelog, Llanfaelog
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S side of the nave
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Maelog%27s_Church,_Llanfaelog
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Maelog
Church Address: A4080, Llanfaelog, Ty Croes LL63 5ST, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7870 299495
Site Location: Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A4080, about 15 km ESE of Holyhead
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Anglesey
Font Notes:
Reported in the Llanfaelog St Maelog's web site [www.stmaelog.org.uk/pages/taly.htm] [accessed 3 January 2007]: "On the south side of the nave is a 15th century octagonal gritstone font with roll moulding at the base, set on an octagonal stem with necking." [NB: the Norman basin now [ca. 2007] housed in this church for safe-keeping belonged to the Tal-y-llyn [aka Talyllyn] chapel of St. Mary -- cf. Index entry for Tal-y-llyn No. 1 for the corresponding entry]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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