Hetingfordbury / Herefordingberie / Hertfordburia / Hertfordingebyre / Hertfordiggebiry
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15873HER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century, Georgian
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17554076
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Hertfordshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located near Hertford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Font Notes:
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Reported by an excursion of members of the East Herts Archaeological Association to the area on 27 August 1873: "a broken Georgian
font is ignobly lodged in a shed" [source: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/1st-session--1889-1890-united-states-congress-51st/the-antiquary-volume-39-ala/page-56-the-antiquary-volume-39-ala.shtml [accessed 20 January 2010]]. The Victoria County History (Hertford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "The church was extensively restored and altered in 1845, and in 1890 it was practically rebuilt. The chancel and possibly the nave walls were built in the 13th century, the north aisle and west tower being added in the 15th century", but does not mention a font. [NB: we have no information on the whereabouts of any of the fonts of this church]
font is ignobly lodged in a shed" [source: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/1st-session--1889-1890-united-states-congress-51st/the-antiquary-volume-39-ala/page-56-the-antiquary-volume-39-ala.shtml [accessed 20 January 2010]]. The Victoria County History (Hertford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "The church was extensively restored and altered in 1845, and in 1890 it was practically rebuilt. The chancel and possibly the nave walls were built in the 13th century, the north aisle and west tower being added in the 15th century", but does not mention a font. [NB: we have no information on the whereabouts of any of the fonts of this church]
REFERENCES
- Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.