Church of St. Paul, font
Church of St. Paul, font
HER Number
15326
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Church of St. Paul, font
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Font
Site Type: Specific
Font
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Hodgson described the font in 1912 as "one of the very poorest, rudest, and worst proportioned of all our ancient examples. Of exceptional height, it is only of sandstone, entirely devoid of mouldings, and save for its age and locality, as devoid of interest as of beauty. But, unlike so many modern Church Furnishers' examples of its class, it is at least unpretentious, and hence such dignity as can rightly be claimed for it. It is in excellent preservation, of the 15th century, and entirely void of any marks of fastenings". Dimensions of font: depth of bowl 1 foot 3 inches, depth of stem 1 foot 7 inches, depth of base 1 foot 1.25 inches, diameter of bowl 2 feet 5 inches, diameter of stem 1 foot 3 inches, diameter of base 2 feet 4 inches, total height 3 feet 11.25 inches. Peter Ryder 2004 - The Font stands in the nave, close to the south wall; it is a simple octagonal form, with a concave-sided bowl and shaft, of smooth grey sandstone, and generally of 15th century character.
Easting
433880
Northing
565200
Grid Reference
NZ433880565200
Sources
Dr J.F. Hodgson, 1912, Font in Jarrow Church, Transactions of the Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland, Vol VI, p 237; Peter Ryder 2004, Church of St. Paul, Jarrow, Archaeological Assessment