Llanbrynmair

INFORMATION

FontID: 17061LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Wales
Location: Powys
Directions to Site: Located on the A470, 13 km E of Machynlleth, 24 NW of Newtown [Coordinates: 52° 36′ 43.46″ N, 3° 37′ 38.82″ W 52.612072, -3.62745]
Historical Region: formerly Montgomeryshire
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave, N side
Century and Period: 13th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Williams (1886), who describes it as "very early"; this source also reports that "the font was re-erected on a new base" at the time of the 1860 restoration of the church. The RCAHMW (Montgomery, 1911) notes: "The font is circular, and probably ancient, perhaps of the 13th century; the base is modern."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire, An inventory of the ancient and historical monuments of the County of Montgomery, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1911
Williams, Richard, "The history of the parish of Llanbrynmair", XIX, Collections historical & archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire and its borders, issued by the Powys-Land Club for the use of its members, 1886, pp. 103-112; 307-336; p. 308