Shottery nr. Stratford-upon-Avon
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken by John Wilkes 26 September 2008 [www.allthecotswolds.com]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 13883SHO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew [a parish church since 1971]
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Church Location: Church Lane, Shottery, West Midlands,
Country Name: England
Location: Warwickshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Shottery is now part of Stratford-upon-Avon. The church of St Andrew is located on Church Lane, Shottery
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Coventry
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 19th century (late), Modern
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Wilkes, of www.allthecotswolds.com, for his photographs of church and font
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the late 19th century consisting of a plain hemispherical basin raised on a graded polygonal pedestal with large fishes that appear to be descending from the top; on an octagonal plinth with the dedication and date of the font. The cover consists of a plain round paltform with four raised ribs or scrolls; also modern.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: [text not available]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]