A medieval christening font, found in use as a plant pot, has been used for its first baptism in 150 years. The reinstatement of the font was a central part of a £78,500 refurbishment project at Grade ...

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Pentiment plays out on the pages of one of those manuscripts. Its murdery mystery story is set in Bavaria, pulling inspiration for the world from handwritten late-medieval manuscripts to early ...

A medieval baptismal font has been found buried outside the main door of a church in Wiltshire. The 16th Century font was unearthed at St Andrew's Church, Chippenham, during construction work in the ...

A LITTLE piece of history was created last week when the medieval baptismal font, which originally came from the Church of St John in John Street, was removed from Millmount Museum, destined for ...