Baptism Font - St Peter & St Blaise - Somersal Herbert, Derbyshire
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N 52° 54.823 W 001° 47.946
30U E 580751 N 5863346
Baptism font in St Peter & St Blaise's church, Somersal Herbert.
Waymark Code: WM10PTQ
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/08/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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Baptism font in St Peter & St Blaise's church, Somersal Herbert. It is an early 12th century circular tub font with intersecting blind arcading and a frieze of lozenges overlaid with intermittent circles.

This important Norman period font (c. 1150-75) may indicate the earliest origins of a church on this site.
Approximate Age of Artefact: Not listed

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