Clayworth No. 2

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15437CLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century/ 19th century, Restoration? / Victorian?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Town Street, Clayworth, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9AD
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B1403, about 8 km N of Retford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham
Historical Region: formerly in Lincolnshire
Additional Comments: painted font
Font Notes:
Two fonts are noted in Pevsner & Williamson (1979): "[…] the other plain with traces of paintings: painted by Scott, according to Kelly, though the shape looks C17." [cf. Index entry for Clayworth No. 1 for the first font, and Clayworth No. 3 for an early stoup in the same church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 638999 5917509
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.38836, -0.909857
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 23′ 18.1″ N, 0° 54′ 35.48″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Nottinghamshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1979, p. 98