Cadoxton-juxta-Barry No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12577CAD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Cadoc
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17744116
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cadoc [aka Cadocus, Cadog, Catawg, Catwg the Wise]
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: As the name indicates, this Cadoxton is located just N of Barry, SW of Cardiff
Font Notes:
Described in Orrin (1988): "The Norman font is tub-shaped with bold roll-mouldings around the rim and centre and stands on a modern wooden platform. The font cover is a replica of an earlier one made in 1886 by David Spickett."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Orrin, Geoffrey R., Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan, Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons, 1988, p. 118