Margam Abbey No. 2 / Mair Gwm

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view of basin - interior

Scene Description: is this the original font of the abbey? [cf. FontNotes]

view of font

Scene Description: is this the original font of the abbey? [cf. FontNotes]

view of font

Scene Description: is this the original font of the abbey? [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 18698MAR
Museum and Inventory Number: [cf. FontNotes]
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of the Virgin Mary [formerly Abbey Church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Wales
Location: Neath and Port Talbot
Directions to Site: Located on the A48, just SE of, and now a suburb of Port Talbot, 15 km SSE of Neath
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Llandaff
Historical Region: formerly in Glamorganshire -- Hundred of Newcastle / Cwmwd of Tir y Hwndrwd, Cantref of Cron Nedd
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Dr. Madeleine Gray, of the School of Education/Ysgol Addysg, University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd, for her photographs of the three disused fonts here
One of three stone basins now kept in the abbey's stone museum. This one consists of a large fragment that includes the underbowl and part of the basin side; the basin is a round tub tapering in towards the bottom; appears totally plain; there appears to be no drain in it. If the type of stone matched, this could be a possible cantidate for identification as the abbeys' old font. [origin unknown]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.562816, -3.729544
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 33′ 46.14″ N, 3° 43′ 46.36″ W
UTM: 30U 449430 5712667

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round