Baptism Font - St John the Baptist - Boyleston, Derbyshire
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14th century font in St John the Baptist church, Boyleston.
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Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/03/2017
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14th century octagonal font in St John the Baptist church, Boyleston.
"There has been a church in Boylestone since at least 1272 when Robert, the parson was imprisoned in Tutbury for refusing to thresh the bailiff's corn! For most of its life Boylestone has been a quiet place.
One of the events which brought it to the attention of the outside world came during the Civil War when in May 1644 a detachment of 200 royalist soldiers decided to use the church as a billet for the night. During the night a detachment of Parliamentarian cavalry surrounded the church and ordered the royalists to surrender immediately or the church would be fired with them inside. They surrendered and filed out through the chancel door.
There was a major rebuilding and restoration of the church overseen by architect Henry Duesdbury in 1843-4. The tower may be modelled on the tower of the abbey church of Laach on the Rhine."
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