Skelton nr. Penrith
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view of church exterior - south view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 12983SKE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael & All Angels
Country Name: England
Location: Cumbria, North West
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the B5305, 12 km NW of Penrith
Historical Region: formerly Cumberland
Century and Period: 10th - 11th century, Pre-Conquest
Font Notes:
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Cox (1913) notes: "The substantial embattled tower, with four short pinnacles, is mainly 15th cent. The font beneath it dates from 1890." The wooden font cover however, is older than this font: "The font cover, made of oak, is dated 1636" [source: http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Tourist_Attractions/Abbeys_Monasteries_and_Churche/St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Church/St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Church.php] [NB: the original church is said to date to Saxon times, but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 1636?
Material: wod, oak
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Cox, John Charles, Cumberland and Westmorland, London: George Allen & Co. Ltd., 1913