Frodesley / Froddesley / Frodeslege

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16316FRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mark
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mark
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 13 km SE of Shrewsbury
Font Notes:
Anderson (1864) points out that Frodesley was "included in the churches of Salop deanery and Lichfield diocese, in 1291 was valued £2 per annum". Newman & Pevsner (2006) report a "big, plain C12 tub" font in this church.

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. 226
  • Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 272