Crown East / Rushwick [orig. from the Manor farm, Lower Wick / St. Cuthbert's Chapel, Wick Episcopi?

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - architectural - arcade - round arches

Scene Description: may be modern [cf. Font notes]

B02: human figure - male - warrior - with shield and spear

Scene Description: one of the carved figures; may be modern [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 16576CRO
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Thomas [originally from Lower Wick St. Chuthbert's? / or Hindlip?]
Church Location: Bromyard Road, Crown East & Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5TU
Country Name: England
Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located on the A44, just W of Worcester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Worcester
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th century [basin only] [re-cut?] / 19th century, Medieval [composite]
Cognate Fonts: the replica font at Hindlip (?), also in Worcs., is a copy of this font
The Parish website [http://cofe-rushwick-dinesgreen.org.uk/3.html] [accessed 25 May 2010] notes: "The Church [St. Thomas'] is home to an ancient Norman font which was given to the church in 1876 by Mr John Edward Powell. This was reportedly discovered by Mr Powell in the fold-yard of Manor Farm being used as a water trough." Brooks & Pevsner (2007) write: "Neo-Norman, the round bowl said to come from St Cuthbert's, Lower Wick [...] If so, entirely re-cut, with the most unlikely subjects (cf. Hindlip)." The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland (2008) notes:" There is little doubt that the font found 'deeply buried' in the 'fold-yard' here in 1876 is the 12thc. original which furnished St.Cuthbert's until the old church's demolition was ordered in the 14thc. The farmer gave the font to the builder of Crown East church which was in course of erection, and where it may be seen at present. A copy was made and installed at Hindlip 11 years later." Round, with figures, including a medieval warrior with shield and lance, in round arches.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Brooks, Alan, Worcestershire, New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2007
Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Accessed: 2010-05-25 00:00:00. URL: http://www.crsbi.ac.uk.