Mickleover nr. Derby

INFORMATION

FontID: 15518MIC

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints

Church Patron Saints: All Saints

Country Name: England

Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands

Directions to Site: Located 3 km W of the Derby city centre

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Derby

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Century and Period: 14th century, Decorated

Font Notes: Click to view

Noted in Kelly's Directory of 1881: "the ancient font, discarded and placed in a cottage garden near the churchyard, is an octagonal basin of Decorated work, now serving as a floware vase".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: octagonal

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

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