Durham No. 9

INFORMATION

FontID: 17953DUR

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Church/Chapel: Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St. Cuthbert

Church Patron Saints: Jesus Christ, St. Mary & St. Cuthbert

Church Location: Durham, County Durham, DH1 3EH

Country Name: England

Location: Durham, North East

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Durham

Century and Period: Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view

The Victoria County History (Durham, vol. 2, 1928) reports the destruction of the 17th-century cathedral organ and of the old font in the Second Bishops' War of 1640 by the victorious Scots. [cf. Index entry for Durham No. 2 for the later font of this cathedral].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 54.773611, -1.576111

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 54° 46′ 25″ N, 1° 34′ 34″ W

UTM: 30U 591593 6070529

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-03-07 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.