Annscroft

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16227ANN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Christ Church
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): Jesus Christ
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A488, 6-7 km SW of Shrewsbury
Additional Comments: disused font / restored font
Font Notes:
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, p. 115