Hoyland Swaine / Hoylandswaine

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view of basin - interior
view of church interior - nave - looking west
view of font
INFORMATION
FontID: 13577HOY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Evangelis
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Evangelist
Church Location: Church Lane, Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire, S36 7LW
Country Name: England
Location: South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located at the A628-A629 crossroads, 3 km ENE of Penistone, 20 km SE of Huddersfield
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Wakefield
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave
Century and Period: 19th century, Victorian
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Hinson of www.yorkshireCDbooks.com, for his photographs of this font.
Font Notes:
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Quasi-hemispherical basin decorated with a band of foliage around the upper side, raised n a moulded round pedestal base and an octagonal plinth. Wooden cover with four ribs holding up a Latin cross on a round platform. Both font and cover appear modern [19th-century?].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 592579 5933140
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining