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Paradoxplace Abbey and Cathedral Photo Page Links
Baptismal Fonts
Paradoxplace Medieval Christian Church Page Links
an ongoing work in progress
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St-Bridget's Church, Bridekirk (Cumbria)
1100s Norman font in mint condition, including an image of the sculptor at work
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(Priory) Church of Saint Gregory the Great, Morwell (Shropshire)
Norman Font c 1118
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Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Castle Frome (Herefordshire)
Font c1170
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Eardisley (Herefordshire)
Font c 1160
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The font illustrated on the cover is at Luppitt, Devon
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The book is also available in Kilpeck church and Hereford Cathedral bookshop and no doubt other Herefordshire places.
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SS Peter & Paul, Rock (Worcestershire)
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Norman lead font
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Hospitaller Chapel of St Basil, Toller Fratrum (Dorset)
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St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton (Wiltshire)
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St James, Avebury (Wiltshire)
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St George, Anstey (Hertfordshire)
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St-Augustine's Church, Brooklands (Kent)
1100s lead font with panels showing Zodiac signs and monthly activities.
If you are in Northern France, there is a close (but not identical) cousin at Saint-Évroult-de-Montfort (between Rouen and Le Mans).
One other English church, Saint Mary at Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, has a (stone) font with monthly labours (but no Zodiacs).
Zodiac Signs and Monthly Activity illustrations in the Churches of Western Europe
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Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Alba, Piemonte
A rare example of stunning and sympatico modern design in an older cathedral.
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