Former Font Approximately 15 Metres to South West of Church of Saint Leonard
FORMER FONT APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT LEONARD, NANTWICH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056074
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former Font Approximately 15 Metres to South West of Church of Saint Leonard
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER FONT APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT LEONARD, NANTWICH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056074
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former Font Approximately 15 Metres to South West of Church of Saint Leonard
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER FONT APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT LEONARD, NANTWICH ROAD
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER FONT APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT LEONARD, NANTWICH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Woore
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 73042 42358
Details
SJ 74 SW WOORE C.P. NANTWICH ROAD (north- east side) 3/148 Former font approx. 15 metres to south- west of Church of Saint Leonard GV II
Font, now monument. Dated 1636. Dressed grey sandstone with herringbone tooling. Former octagonal font consisting of tapered stem with square base and panelled tapered bowl. Probably early C19 pyramidal stone cap with polyhedral finial. Late C19 or early C20 square brick pedestal. Bowl inscribed: "The gift of William Lawton 1636". An entry in the Mucklestone register of 1636 reads: "November 1. John Lawton, sone of William Lawton and Elizabeth ... bap., being the first baptism in the new Font or Baptistry given to the Chappell of Woore in the Parish of Muckleston by the gift of William Lawton". The font was probably removed from the old chapel when the present building (q.v.) was built in 1830- 1. Vivienne Painting, The History of St. Leonard's Church Woore Shropshire.
Listing NGR: SJ7304242358
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 260454
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Painting, V, The History of St Leonards Church Woore Shropshire, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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