Font, St Martin's, Holt, Worcestershire, England
N 52° 15.649 W 002° 15.041
30U E 551141 N 5790312
Carved stone font in St. Martin's Church, Holt
Waymark Code: WMY6XR
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/02/2018
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From the Holt history website at (
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The font could be dated as early as 1120 – 1130 and is an excellent example of Norman sculpture. The font was moved from the tower to near the south door in the 19th century by the then Rector John Foley. The white wash covering the grotesque heads and swags was also removed hence the old surface is lost and the work now looks cruder than it originally was. The 'eyes' of the font are probably sockets for coloured glass.