Calke

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INFORMATION
FontID: 15514CAL
Church/Chapel: Church of St. Giles / Calke Abbey Church
Church Patron Saints: St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Country Name: England
Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6 km N of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 18 km S of Derby
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in Kelly's Directory of 1881: "The font is Early English of the thirteenth century, coinsisting of a large bowl on four clustered shafts". The basin is almost hemispherical; the lower base is formed by the bases of the shafts.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Kelly, Eric Robert, Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, London: Kelly & Co., 1881