Durham No. 9
INFORMATION
Font ID: 17953DUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St. Cuthbert
Church Patron Saint(s): Jesus Christ, St. Mary & St. Cuthbert
Church Address: Durham, County Durham, DH1 3EH
Site Location: Durham, North East, England, United Kingdom
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Durham
Additional Comments: destroyed font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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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
UTM: 30U 591593 6070529
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.773611, -1.576111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 46′ 25″ N, 1° 34′ 34″ W
REFERENCES
- Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.