Elberton
Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
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view of basin - upper view
Scene Description: basin of the old font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes 10 April 2007 [www.allthecotswolds.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church exterior
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes 10 April 2007 [www.allthecotswolds.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font and cover
Scene Description: the newer font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes 10 April 2007 [www.allthecotswolds.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 12932ELB
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Country Name: England
Location: Gloucestershire, South West
Directions to Site: Located near the Severn Bridge, in the grounds of a manor house estate
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, on the floor, behind the newer font
Century and Period: 12th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Wilkes, of www.allthecotswolds.com, for the photographs of this church and font.
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Verey & Brooks (1999-2002) note a modern font [ca, 1857?] and "the damaged circular bowl of a Norman font". Noted by John Wilkes (2007) as an old basin located on the floor of the church, behind the newer font in use. The basin appears roughly hemispherical, with one side damaged, and perhaps trimmed off; there does not seem to be any obvious clue to age besides the indentation for the cover around the upper rim; probably 12th-century.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Verey, David, Gloucestershire, London: Penguin Books, 1999-2002