Lea nr. Gainsborough / Ley

INFORMATION

FontID: 14150LEA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Helen
Church Patron Saints: St. Helena
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located on the A156, 3 km S of Gainsborough
Font Location in Church: [destroyed]
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Font Notes:
The Gentleman's Magazine (issue of September 1826: 209) contains a letter to the editor dated 6 September and related to the Church of St. Helen, Lea or Ley, near Gainsborough: "The old font was very handsome, but it fell to pieces when it was taken down, and by the unskilfulness of the workmen, could not be restored; its place is now supplied by one very inferior."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone