Llanfallteg West / Llanvallteg / Llanvalteg / Llanveyltheg

INFORMATION

FontID: 17132LLA

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mallteg

Church Patron Saints: St. Mallteg

Country Name: Wales

Location: Pembrokeshire

Directions to Site: Located 8 km NE of Narbeth

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: [composite]

Font Notes: Click to view

The RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925) notes: "The building is modern, but probably stands on the old foundations [...] Nothing of antiquarian interest has been retained from the earlier building except the plain font basin (23 in. by 20 in. externally, 18 in. by 16 in. internally). The base is modern.—Visited, 29th June , 1914." [NB: the measurements appear to be given for a square basin inside and out [23 x 23 square outside; 20 height; 18 x 18 square inside; 16 depth].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: square (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: square

Basin Exterior Shape: square

Diameter (inside rim): 45 x 45 cm* [or 45 cm diameter]

Basin Depth: 40 cm*

Basin Total Height: 50 cm*

Trapezoidal Basin: 57.5 x 57.5 cm*

Notes on Measurements: * [in inches in the RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925)] [cf. FontNotes]

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 Pembroke, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1925