Upper Oddington
Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
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view of church exterior - north view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes, 2007 [www.allthecotswolds.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph by John Wilkes, 2007 [www.allthecotswolds.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 12971ODD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Holy Ascension
Church Patron Saints: The Ascension of Christ
Country Name: England
Location: Gloucestershire, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the B4450, 3 km E of Stow-on-the-Wold
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Gloucester
Historical Region: Hundred of Slaughter
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1850?
Century and Period: 19th century, Victorian
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Wilkes, of www.allthecotswolds.com, for the photographs of this church and font.
Font Notes:
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A modern font here is noted in Verey & Brooks (1999-2002): "Font. Stone, octagonal, with diapering and marble comumns." The font is probably ontemporary with the church itself, which dates from 1850-1852.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 591837 5754162
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood, oak
Apparatus: no
Notes: round and flat, with metal decoration and handle; modern
REFERENCES
Verey, David, Gloucestershire, London: Penguin Books, 1999-2002