Llanddeusant nr. Llangadog / Llanddausant / Llandeusant / Llanthoysaint / Llan-y-ddeu-Sant

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mike Berrell, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken June 2009 by Mike Berrell
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received

view of basin - interior

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mike Berrell, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken June 2009 by Mike Berrell
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14936LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Simon and St. Jude
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Simon & St. Jude
Site Location: Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km ESE of Llangadog
Font Notes:
Only the plain octagonal basin remains of the late medieval font; the rest, cover, pedestal and plinth are all modern.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mike Berrell for the photograph of this font

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: lead-lined

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]