Sandsend

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R01: inscription

Scene Description: [cf. Inscription Area]
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view of basin - interior

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church interior - looking west

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view of font

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view of font in context

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INFORMATION

FontID: 13085SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located on the A174, 1.5 km E of Lythe, 5 km NW of Whitby
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of York
Century and Period: 20th century (?), Modern
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Hinson, of www.yorkshireCDbooks.com, for the information on, and photographs of church and font.
Font Notes:
Baptismal modern consisting of a cylindrical basin raised on a round moulded base and a circular two-step plinth; there is an inscription around the upper rim; the sides are decorated with four floral motifs inscribed in a circle, at 90-degree angles of each other. It appears very recent, probably 20th-century. [NB: formerly a chapel-at-ease; not known whether it had a font or not].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 650978 6041739

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: unlined

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: English
Inscription Notes: incomplete transcription from photographs
Inscription Location: on the upper rim
Inscription Text: "ONE GOD - ONE LORD [?] - ONE BAPTISM"
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]