Hockerton
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15482HOC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [re-tooled], Early English [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nicholas%27_Church,_Hockerton
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 5 km NE of Southwell
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham
Additional Comments: altered font / re-tooled font
Font Notes:
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Described in Cox (1912): "Octagonal font much retooled, probably E[arly] E[nglish]."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, Nottinghamshire, London: Allen, 1912, p. 113 / [http://ia301109.us.archive.org/3/items/nottinghamsh00coxuoft/nottinghamsh00coxuoft.pdf] [accessed 14 October 2009]