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

RIBA Ref No RIBA6975

Artist/Photographer	Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
Country	UK: England
City	Lenton
Subject Date	1150
Image Date	1956
View	Interior
Style	Romanesque
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	ESP/CHU/1285 (ES3575)
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
Subject	Churches ; 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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