Shrawley No. 2 / Escreueleia / Scravelega / Scraveley / Schrauell / Schrauleye / Schreweleye / Sharuele / Shraule / Shraveley / Shraweley / Shreveleye

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16651SHR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: On the E side of the S doorway [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Church Road, Shrawley, Worcestershire WR6 6TS
Site Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the B4196, about 11 km NNW of Worcester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Worcester
Historical Region: Hundred of Doddingtree
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Worcester, vol. 4, 1924) notes in its description of the south doorway: "on the east by a similar capital and abacus, but the shaft is corbelled off a little below the capital, the space below being occupied by a 15thcentury stoup, the sides of which are panelled and project as three sides of an octagon. The stonework of the bowl and foot of the stoup is somewhat broken and worn away, and modern plaster flower ornaments have been placed in the hollow chamfer of the label over the doorway." Brooks & Pevsner (2007) report a "Perp[endicular] panelled stoup" in the south doorway [cf. Index entry for Shrawley No. 1 for the medieval font of this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 548725 5792433
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.2801, -2.28578
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 16′ 48.36″ N, 2° 17′ 8.81″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
  • Brooks, Alan, Worcestershire, New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2007, p. 595