Bishop's Castle

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16237BIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S transept
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 40 km SW of Shrewsbury
Font Notes:
Noted in Newman & Pevsner (2006): "Font. Plain C12 tub on a roll-moulded base (S[outh] transept), with a flat C17 cover. A second font clearly by Nicholson" [i.e., Thomas Nicholson, Hereford architect responsible for the 1860 restoration of this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 150