Pitchford / Picford / Piceforde

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16410PIT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 9 km SE of Shrewsbury
Font Notes:
Anderson (1864) notes: "Pitchford church appears to have been founded by Ralph de Pitchford, during the reign of Henry I [1100-1135], or Stephen [1135-1154]". Newman & Pevsner (2006) note the font in this church: "C12. Plain, egg-shaped."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
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. 224
  • Newman, John, Shropshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 468