Annscroft

INFORMATION

FontID: 16227ANN
Church/Chapel: Christ Church
Church Patron Saints: Jesus Christ
Country Name: England
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A488, 6-7 km SW of Shrewsbury
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: , Medieval
The Annscroft Cassey Directory of Shropshire 1871 [reprinted in www.parishmouse.com [accessed 24 March 2010]] notes: "The Moat Hall, the residence of William Wilkinson, Esq., claims attention, from the many interesting and curious carvings in oak contained in the parlour and two upper rooms, one of which is supposed to have been formerly used as a chapel. In the moat, some time ago, was found a stone vessel, supposed to be a font." This must be the same object noted in Newman & Pevsner (2006): "Font. Big tub on a waterholding base." [NB: we have no information on the original location of this object]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006