Alsop-in-the-Dale / Allsoppe in Ledalle / Alsop in the Dale / Alsop-en-le-Dale / Alsop en le Dale / Elleshope / Eituu

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15679ALS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Chapel of St. Michael and Al Angels [orig. a chapelry of Ashbourn]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael_and_All_Angels%27_Church,_Alsop-en-le-Dale
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael & All Angels
Site Location: Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8-10 km from Ashbourn/Ashborne
Font Notes:
Cox (1875-1877) notes: "the font, which is circular in shape, tapering slightly towards the base, and two feet four inches in diameter across the top" that belongs to the Norman period, obviously still referring to the old font. An article on the re-opening of the Chapel of St. Michael in the The Derby Mercury (issue 8784, 23 May 1883) [www.ashbournechurches.org/Alsopchurchreopening.htm] [accessed 8 November 2009] cites from Cox' 'History of Derbyshire Churches': "A new stone font, of circular design, has replaced the old one which was in a very decayed condition".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [in Cox (1875-1877) in feet/inches]

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, 1875-1877