Castleton nr. Bakewell

INFORMATION

FontID: 15581CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Edmund
Church Patron Saints: St. Edmund the Martyr [aka Edmund of East Anglia]
Country Name: England
Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located in the Peak District, 3 km from Hope, 19 NW of Bakewell
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Century and Period: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
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