Porton

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13730POR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Chapel of St. Nicholas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Site Location: Wiltshire, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A318, 8-9 km NNE of Salisbury
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner & Cherry (1975): "Font. Octagonal, Perp[endicular]." The Bourne Valley Team Ministry web site [http://www.idmiston-parish-council.org.uk/Common%20Site%20files/Churches-Porton.htm] [accessed 1 September 2008] notes that the Chapel of St. Nicholas in Porton "retains the medieval font".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, Nottinghamshire, London: Allen, 1912, p. 370