Romanesque font - St Mary - Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire - Romanesque Architecture on Waymarking.com

A circular, tub-shaped font with a carved knight fighting dragons and two foliated crosses. It has an octagonal moulding to the base of the bowl, a low octagonal stem and a chamfered plinth. Pevsner [Leicestershire & Rutland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) - ISBN 0300096186] describes it as Norman, although some sources date it earlier, possibly 850 A.D.

"The present church building dates back to 1150AD, with extensions and numerous periods of rebuilding and repairs, the last major scheme being in the 1860’s, where the whole building, from the clerestory upwards, was taken down and rebuilt. It was during the period that the medieval glass was removed. The only stained glass windows that we now have are late Victorian. The font dates back to 850AD." (My thoughts are that they meant to say 'The font dates back 850 years')

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Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link] Type of building (structure): Church Address: St Mary Lag Lane Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire England LE14 Date of origin: Not listed Architect(s) if known: Not listed Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Not listed

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