Norman Font - St Peter & St Blaise - Somersal Herbert, Derbyshire
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Early 12th century Norman circular tub font in St Peter & St Blaise's church, Somersam Herbert.
Waymark Code: WM10PTT
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/08/2019
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Baptism font in St Peter & St Blaise's church, Somersal Herbert. It is an early 12th century circular tub font with intersecting blind arcading and a frieze of lozenges overlaid with intermittent circles.
This important Norman period font (c. 1150-75) may indicate the earliest origins of a church on this site.
Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link]
Type of building (structure): Church
Address:
St Peter & St Blaise
Somersal Herbert , Derbyshire England
DE6 5PD
Date of origin: Not listed
Architect(s) if known: Not listed
Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Not listed
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