Machynlleth / Machenleyd / Mathanlleth

INFORMATION

FontID: 17101MAC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter [earlier dedication may have been St. Cybi]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Powys
Directions to Site: Located at the A487 - A489 crossroads [Coordinates: 52° 35′ 27.13″ N, 3° 50′ 55.93″ W 52.59087, -3.84887]
Historical Region: formerly Montgomeryshire
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century [basin only?] [composite font], Late Medieval
Font Notes:
The RCAHM (Montgomery, 1911) records: "The font, of the 15th century, has a modern base." The CPAT Montgomeryshire Churches Survey Project [www.cpat.demon.co.uk] notes: "Machynlleth is reputedly the site of an early church established in the 6thC by St Cybi [...] The medieval church is mentioned in the 1254 Norwich Taxation as 'Ecclesia de Machenleyd' at a value of 6s 8d, and at some point in the Middle Ages it seems certain that the original British dedication was dropped in favour of that to St Peter. [...] The lower part of the tower was transformed into a baptistry and the 15thC font placed on a new base" in the restoration of this church in 1894-1895."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

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