Shelton nr. Huntingdon / Eseltone

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design element - architectural - column - columns with capitals and bases - 8
view of church exterior - south view

Scene Description: Source caption: "St Mary the Virgin, Shelton. By the C12, the church consisted of nave, chancel and north aisle. The chancel was rebuilt in C13 and the north chapel, south aisle and tower were added in C14."
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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 30 May 2015 by Bikeboy [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4514077] [accessed 15 September 2015]
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view of font
INFORMATION
FontID: 15173SHE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Church Road, Shelton, Bedford Borough PE28 0NP
Country Name: England
Location: Bedfordshire, East
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the B645, between Wellingborough (W) and Huntingdon (E), near the border with Northamptonshire
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans
Historical Region: Hundred of Stoden
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century, Decorated
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
There is an entry for this Shelton [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/TL0368/shelton/] [accessed 15 September 2015], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "The advowson of Shelton was early divided into two parts, in the proportion of two to one, and held by the lords of the two Shelton manors. Thus in 1243 John de Croxton was declared to have two turns to the church of Shelton [...] The north arcade of the nave contains the earliest detail now to be seen, and belongs as far as its two east bays are concerned to the end of the 12th century. [...] There is a circular 14th-century font supported by eight shafts, with roughly moulded capitals and bases." [NB: we have no information on the font of the original church].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 671434 5798642
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2009-08-25 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.