North Elkington

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12729ELK
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century [re-cut], Decorated [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Helen
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26593833
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Helena
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A16, NW of Louth
Additional Comments: altered font / re-cut font
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Font. Plain C14 octagonal bowl and stem. Much re-cut."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 582