Castleton nr. Bakewell
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15581CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Edmund
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Edmund%27s_Church,_Castleton
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Edmund the Martyr [aka Edmund of East Anglia]
Site Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located in the Peak District, 3 km from Hope, 19 NW of Bakewell
Font Notes:
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Described in Cox (1875-1877): "The old font, at the west end of the church, is of an octagon design, and resembles in shape an inverted chalice." Kelly's Directory of 1891 mentions "an ancient octagonal font" in this church.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, 1875-1877
- Kelly, Directory of the counties of Derbs, Notts, Leicester and Rutland, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd., 1891, p. 73