Cirencester No. 2 / Cicester / Cirrenceastre / Corinium Dobunnorum / Cyrneceastre

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13863CIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Gloucestershire, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 20 km NW of Swindon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Gloucester
Font Notes:
A font at this church is listed in Bond (1908) as being of 13th-century design made of pewter and found by a "Professor Church". [NB: we have not been able to locate any further information on this object; it is possible that it referes to a baptismal container of some sort, rather than a font proper]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 571306 5730154
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.717778, -1.967778
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 43′ 4″ N, 1° 58′ 4″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, pewter

REFERENCES

  • Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 76