The elaborately carved wooden font cover in the Church of St Edith, Bishop Wilton, designed by Temple Moore and completed in 1902. This photograph may have been taken to commemorate the font cover's installation.

Date:: 1902 - 1920

Location:: St Edith's Church, Bishop Wilton, East Riding Of Yorkshire

Reference:: OP09058

Type:: Photograph (Print)

Image not available

Not what you're looking for? Try a new search

How you can use our images.

Description

The font cover has eight carved figures depicting the four Evangelists and the four doctors of the Western Church. St Edith's Church itself dates from the twelfth century, with restorations in the late nineteenth century.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/20 Early Photographic Print Collection: Humberside; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Goulding, Charles

Keywords

Font, Medieval Church