Draughton

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14405DRA

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Catherine

Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Catherine%27s_Church,_Draughton

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]

Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located 18 km N of Northampton

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Peterborough

Additional Comments: disappeared font

Font Notes: Click to view

Noted in Pevsner & Cherry (1973): "Font. Baluster with a serpent winding round the stem." [NB: the church goes back to the 12th century, but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, Northamptonshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1973, p. 189