Oxton No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15500OXT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter_%26_St_Paul%27s_Church,_Oxton
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Site Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km N of Lowdham
Font Notes:
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. One of these is Norman, and probably is the oldest." [NB: there are no more details on this, the oldest font, and it is not mentioned in Guilford (1927)]. No font mentioned for this church in Pevsner & Williamson (1979). [cf. Index entries for Oxton Nos. 1 and 2 for the earlier fonts in this church]

REFERENCES

  • "Oxton and its church", August 1912, The Mansfield Reporter, 1912