Kirkwhelpington / Kirk Whelpington
INFORMATION
FontID: 15883KIR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Batholomew
Church Patron Saints: St. Bartholomew
Country Name: England
Location: Northumberland, North East
Directions to Site: Located 13 km SE of Elsdon, 24 W of Morpeth, 33 km NW of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Newcastle
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century[composite font], Baroque [composite]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted in Pevsner (1957): "Plain octagonal and probably C17, but resting on a reversed capital of a C14 or C15 pier".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Pevsner, Nikolaus, Northumberland, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1957