Bolton / Bolton nr. Edlingham

INFORMATION

FontID: 15854BOL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Bolton Church
Country Name: England
Location: Northumberland, North East
Directions to Site: Located near Edlingham, 9 km NW of Alnwick
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Newcastle
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Font Notes:
Wilson (1870) notes that of the little church in which it is said the Earl of Surrey and his army pledged to conquer James IV of Scotland [1473-1513], there was "little left of the fabric" by his time, the chancel arch apparently "the sole ancient fragment". Wilson (ibid.) mentions a font in this church, given by Mr. William Gray, of East Bolton, recently. Pevsner (1957) mentions a neo-Norman "fully carved font" dating from the 1869 renovation of the original Norman church. [NB: we have no information on the original font]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 573836 6141793

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