Albrighton / Monks' Albrighton / Etburtone

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16222ALB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist [originally from the Norman Chapel]
Font Location in Church: Inside the modern [renovated] church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located N of Shrewsbury [not to be mistaken with another Albrighton in this county, located W of Telford, SE of Shifnal, and with a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene]
Additional Comments: moved font: from the Norman chapel to the modern [1840s] church
Font Notes:
Eyton (1859- ) notes a baptismal font at Albrighton church. Anderson (1864) notes: "The ancient font in the present church [i.e., St. John's] is a relic of the former chapel". The 'Salopian shreds and patches' (issue of 15 October 1879: 234) reports on the re-opening of Albrighton Church on Sunday, 12 October 1879) and notes: "The old Norman font is preserved". Noted in Newman & Pevsner (2006): "A genuine Norman piece. Tapered tub with bold beaded chevron and a kind of upright petal motif below."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Anderson, John Corbet, Shropshire, its early history and antiquities, comprising […], London: Willis and Sotheran, 1864, p. 423
  • Eyton, Robert William, The Antiquities of Shropshire, London: John Russell Smith, 1856-, vol. 10: 110
  • Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 107