Chellaston / Celerdestune

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15513CHE
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: Inside the church, in the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Site Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km S of Derby, now a suburb
Font Notes:
Noted in Kelly's Directory of 1881: "an ancient and massive circular font in the nave".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Kelly, Eric Robert, Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, London: Kelly & Co., 1881, p. 948