St. Mary Church nr. Cowbridge
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 12710MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29491289
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A48, 4-5 km S of Cowbridge
Font Notes:
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Described in Orrin (1988): "The Norman font has a plain cylindrical bowl and is barrel-shaped. It has a lower plain circular roll-moulding and is set on an ugly overpowering base, circular at the junction with the bowl, then angled out at the corners to meet the heavy square step at the plinth."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
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. 385