Lea, nr. Malmesbury No. 2

Font ID: 13784LEA

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Giles

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]

Site Location: Wiltshire, South West, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located 2-3 km SE of Malmesbury

Font Notes: Click to view

Noted in Pevsner & Cherry (1975): "Font. Octagonal, with quatrefoils. If Perp[endicular], then very scraped."

Material: stone

Font Shape: octagonal, mounted

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

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