Tresham / Hawkesbury Tresham

Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2008
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Results: 7 records
BBL01: design element - motifs - groove
R01: design element - motifs - moulding
view of church exterior - south portal - detail
view of church exterior - south view
view of church interior - detail
view of church interior - looking northeast
INFORMATION
FontID: 13290TRE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church [formerly chapel-of-ease to Alderley St. Kenelm's]
Country Name: England
Location: Gloucestershire, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A46, 18 km SW of Stroud
Historical Region: formerly in Avon county
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave, beneath the tower
Century and Period: 14th century, Decorated
Workshop/Group/Artisan: designed by J.J. Rowland
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Wilkes, of The Gloucestershire Photo Library, for the photographs of this church and font.
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted in Verey & Brooks (1999-2002): "Font. Plain, octagonal, probably C14." Baptismal font consisting of an octagonal basin, plain but for a simple moulding at the upper rim and an incised groove around the lower edge; raised on a squat octagonal stem and a square lower base. Modern wooden cover consisting of a flat octagonal platform with four raised arcaded ribs.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 548335 5718920
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: 19th-century (mid?)
Material:
wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Verey, David, Gloucestershire, London: Penguin Books, 1999-2002