Laxton No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 14473LAX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located near Moorhouse, 40 km NE of Nottingham
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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Listed in Guilford (1927) as a baptismal font of the Decorated period. [NB: the Laxton web site [http://www.laxtonnotts.org.uk/Laxton_church.htm] [accessed 16 April 2009] notes: "The oldest parts of the church, including the nave and the pillars, have been dated to about 1190"]
REFERENCES
- Guilford, Everard Leaver, Nottinghamshire, London: Methuen, 1927, p. 39