Mainstone / Churchtown
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16373MAI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only], Norman [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Mainstone
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Offa's Dyke Path, Mainstone, Bishops Castle SY9 5LZ , United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1588 630324
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A483, 5 km W of Bishop's Castle. The church is actually in Churchtown, a hamlet about 1-2 km W of Mainstone, off Offa's Dyke Path
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Additional Comments: altered font / restored font (12thC tub on 19thC base)
Font Notes:
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Newman & Pevsner (2006) note: "Font. A plain egg-shaped tub. C12?" The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SO2646387347] notes: "Parish church. 1887, on an earlier site and incorporating earlier fabric and fittings [...] restored C12 tub font with C19 base and cover."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 495362 5814711
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.48253, -3.0683
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 28′ 57.11″ N, 3° 4′ 5.88″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: 19th century
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 393