Old Font Approximately 3 Metres to North of Tower of Church of Saint Chad is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. A C17 Font.
Old Font Approximately 3 Metres to North of Tower of Church of Saint Chad
- WRENN ID
- proud-rotunda-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Font
- OS grid reference
- SJ 703 386
- Coordinates
- 52.94472, -2.4428
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The old font, located approximately 3 metres north of the tower of the Church of Saint Chad, is a disused font likely dating from the 17th century. It is made of grey sandstone and features a circular stem and a circular bowl with a moulded bottom edge. This font is included for its group value.
Local climate
Old Font Approximately 3 Metres to North of Tower of Church of Saint Chad receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No sale records on file
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- 4 Former Font Approximately 2 Metres West of South Aisle West Window of Church of St Giles
- 5 Disused Font Situated Approximately 2 Metres to North West of Tower to Church of All Saints
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- Bearstone Bridge
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