Church Preen / Prene
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16277PRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: originally a monastic church of the id 12th century (Newman & Pevsner, 2006)
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km WSW OF Much Wenlock, 16 from SSE of Shrewsbury
Font Notes:
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Described in Sparrow & Ebblewhite (s.d.): "The ancient font is octagonal: the diagonal sides, which are much shorter than the others, end on two sides in small broaches, the remaining two being plain. It may be original, but the detail is less like the thirteenth than the fourteenth century." Not mentioned in Newman & Pevsner (2006).
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Sparrow, Arthur, The History of Church Preen in the County of Salop, p. 110