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Holy Trinity, Lenton, Nottinghamshire: the Norman font carved in shallow relief with narrative scenes

RIBA Ref No RIBA6975
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityLenton
Subject Date1150
Image Date1956
ViewInterior
StyleRomanesque
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/CHU/1285 (ES3575)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectChurches ; Decorative stonework ; Fonts ; Sculpture
NOTES: The present church, the third dedicated to the Holy Trinity on this site, was designed by Henry Issac Stevens and opened in 1842. The Norman font, originally crafted for the Cluniac Abbey of Lenton, is considered to be one of the finest pieces of Twelfth Century carving in England.
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