Milson / Mulstone

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16379MIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [re-cut], Norman [altered?]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. George
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located sandwiched between the A4117 (N) and the A456 (S), ESE of Ludlow, WSW of Kiddeminster
Additional Comments: alterered font: re-cut from tub-shaped to octagonal
Font Notes:
Newman & Pevsner (2006) note a "small Norman church" here; its font: "Plain tub, roughly reshaped into an octagon".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, re-cut from tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal, re-cut from round

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 406