Stanton-by-Bridge

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15517STA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Stanton_by_Bridge
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 3 km NW of Melbourne, 10 km SSE of Derby
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Derby
Font Notes:
Noted in Kelly's Directory of 1881: "the font is an octagonal one of the fourteenth century".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Kelly, Eric Robert, Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, London: Kelly & Co., 1881, p. 1136