A whole post about a font? Well, I’m like that and it’s my blog 🙂
But, it goes back to my fascination here about just how important this bit of stone has been to so many generations of local people. This was a Catholic church when the font was installed here and no-one has destroyed it, pinched it, smashed it up or anything in-between over the last seven or so centuries.
The marble font dates to around the middle of the fifteenth century and the stem underneath it is Victorian rather than being original. There’s a decorative rosette on every side and it’s fair to say that the font has seen some wear and tear.
And here’s a Francis Frith photo from 1930 showing the font in situ in the church, although it has shifted slightly over the last century.