Baptismal Well And Flanking Walls

The baptismal well and flanking walls, located on Bramham Road in Clifford, date from the 1840s and were built for Reverend Lewthwaite. The structure is made of coursed magnesian limestone and features a stone slate roof. It is a small, one-storey rectangular building with a chamfered, quoined, pointed-arch doorway that has been blocked up. This doorway is set within a recessed stone panel that includes a wrought-iron lamp bracket. Above the doorway, there is a moulded pointed arch that rises from corbels beneath a continuous impost string course, complete with a hoodmould that features a carved saltire cross on the left stop and an angel on the right stop. Beneath the steeply-pitched gable, there is a sunken rectangular panel with an illegible inscription and a coping that has weathered text along its moulded edge. The rear of the building has a pointed-arched doorway and a hipped roof.

Inside, an iron spigot rises from the well, and the ceiling is adorned with a groined vault. The adjoining walls extend approximately 15 metres on each side and have domed copings; the left wall has an opening with a simple iron gate. A previous description notes that the moulded pointed arch may date from the 15th century. These walls also form the boundary of Fontwell House.