St. Hilary nr. Cowbridge
Image copyright © Orrin, 1988
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R01: design element - motifs - roll moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Orrin, 1988
Image Source: B&W photograph in Orrin (1988)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Orrin, 1988
Image Source: B&W photograph in Orrin (1988)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12499HIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Hilary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, W end, N side, opposite the S entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Hilary of Poitiers
Church Address: St Hilary, Cowbridge CF71 7DP, United Kingdom
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A48, 2 km SE of Cowbridge
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated In Orrin (1988): "Norman font [...] of Sutton stone". The entry for this church in the National Churches Trust [https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/cowbridge-st-hilary] [accessed 2 July 2025] notes: "The font is of early Norman design and is carved from a single block of local Sutton stone. A medieval holy water stoup is set into a recess close to the entrance door."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, Sutton stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Notes: round and flat
REFERENCES
- Orrin, Geoffrey R., Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan, Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons, 1988, p. 374ill. on p. 88