Eglwys Brewis No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12579BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Brice
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Brice [aka Britius]
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B4265, between Llantwit Major and St. Athan, actually within the grounds of the R.A.F. station
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglwys_Brewis
Font Notes:
Described in Orrin (1988): "The Norman font is of Sutton stone and is circular with cable pattern moulding round the rim standing on two stone steps set diagonally to each other."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, Sutton stone
Font Shape: round
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. 143