Oxton No. 3

Baylay (1908) includes a description by the Rev. W. Laycock that makes reference to two baptismal fonts in this church [NB: cf. Index entry for Coxton Nos.1 and 2 for the medieval fonts]: "The present font is of the Charles II. pattern and period. From its decayed condition, as described in 1842, one can realize this statement to be correct." An article in The Mansfield Reporter of August 1912 notes the baptismal fonts in this church: "Of these Oxton possesses three, two having been recovered in recent years through the energy of the present Vicar" [cf. Index entry for Oxton No. 1 and 2 for the earlier fonts of this church]. "The third font is a Restoration one, and similar to many others put in when Charles II. came to the throne. It is octagonal, and stands on an octagonal stem. The top of the basin is ornamented with an ogee mould, and the base of the stem finished with a plain chamfer. It is not in its original condition, but has been restored." Noted in Cox (1912). No font mentioned for this church in Pevsner & Williamson (1979).