Llanllechid / Llanlleclied

Noted in a letter to the editor of 'Archaeologia Cambrensis' (issue no. XXIX, 4th series, January 1877: 156-157) from "E.O.": "The old holy water stoup of the parish church of Llanlleclied, Carnarvonshire, is in the wall of the new church. The bowl was cut down, so as to allow of the old stoup being utilised in the new building, but the bottom of the bowl was spared, a small portion only was left, and that because it was unnecessary to cut the stone square, as it could very well be used without going to this expense. This remaining part of the stoup will be found in a kind of archway by the church porch, which leads into a kind of cellar under the west end of the church, where coals, spades, &c., are kept. The bottom part of the stoup, with a part of the bowl, is still seen. It faces outwards, and is on the right hand side as the cellar is entered." [NB: we have no information on the fate of the font from the old church]