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 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17553424
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:
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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