Old Font, St Michael & All Angels, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
N 52° 02.212 W 002° 25.222
30U E 539758 N 5765297
An out of use old font that has been superseded by a posh new one.
Waymark Code: WM1197M
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/10/2019
Views: 1
A circular bowl on a circular pillar, both bowl and pillar etched with scrolls etc.
From the website cited below:-
"There are two fonts – the oldest being 17th century which was used until the end of the 18th century, and was presumed destroyed when the new larger one was made in the 19th century. It turned out that the older font had been broken up into small sections and was discovered hidden in the base of the new font!"
Approximate Age of Artefact: 17th centuey
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