Exhall nr. Coventry

INFORMATION

FontID: 13882EXH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Giles
Church Patron Saints: St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Country Name: England
Location: Warwickshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located at the M6-A444 junction, 7 km N of Coventry
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 19th century, Victorian
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Warwick, vol. 6, 1951) notes: "The nave and chancel appear to originate from the 13th century […] although the nave has been rebuilt in modern times, when extensive restorations were carried out to the chancel also. The tower appears to have been added in the 14th century, and subsequent additions have been recorded on a tablet under the window of the west wall of the north aisle which states that the north aisle was added in 1609 'as the burial place of the Hales family', the south aisle in 1842, and the vestry, with an extension of the north aisle, in 1885 […] A modern font is placed beneath the tower arch." [NB: we have no information on the original font of this church]

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2008-10-01 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.