Ancient Font - St Nicholas Church - Looe, Cornwall, UK.
N 50° 21.169 W 004° 27.346
30U E 396437 N 5578872
St Nicholas Church. Has been in existence since c1330. The font seems to be even older. The Church is situated on the quayside, the River Looe literally on its doorstep. St. Nicholas is located in the picturesque Cornish fishing village of Looe.
Waymark Code: WMM8X9
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/12/2014
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The simple stone bowl font, has cable rope & dog tooth carving around the top rim, this is typical of the late Norman period.
From the English Heritage Web site:
"FITTINGS: round freestone font in C12/C13 style with cable and dog-tooth carving to rim and carved foliage to base of bowl." Text Source: (
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From the church web site:
"Dedicated to St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, the 4th Century Saint who is probably more famously known as Santa Claus, St. Nicholas Church, West Looe, was built sometime in the 13th or 14th centuries and has had a varied history, originally being part of the Parish of Talland.
During the Commonwealth the church was desecrated and became the Guildhall of the borough of West Looe. However, during the restoration of the monarchy, in the reign of Charles II, it was again used for Divine Worship." Text source:
Street address of Church:
Church street, West Looe, Cornwall, UK.