Bothal

INFORMATION

FontID: 15839BOT

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew

Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew

Country Name: England

Location: Northumberland, North East

Directions to Site: Located 5 km E of Morpeth

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Newcastle

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view

Wilson (1870) notes: "The foundation of the circular step of the ancient font is now embedded in the pavement, in the centre of the west end of the nave. The present font is modern, and stands on the confines of the same site." [NB: we have no information on the original font(s) of the 13th- and 14th-century church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 587591 6114920

REFERENCES

Wilson, Frederick Richard, An architectural survey of the churches in the Archdeaconry of Lindisfarne, in the County of Northumberland, containing plans and views […], Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Printed and photo-lithographed by M. and M. W. Lambert, 1870