Magic lantern slide
Acc.no: PEZPH : 2009.538
Identification
Item: Madron Baptistry
Description: The remains of the Chapel have been dated to around the twelfth century, but the lower courses are probably pre Norman. It is often referred to as a baptistery. Standing in a wooded glade, it is a tiny, roofless building with walls .76 m (2.5' 0) thick, 1.8 m (6') high with internal dimensions of approximately 6.4 m (21') by 3.35 m (11') with a doorway in its north wall. Inside are stone benches, a rough chancel step and an altar slab with a square recess receive a portable altar. A tiny rivulet enters the building through the south wall and collects in a small, rectangular corbelled reservoir before flowing out in overflow across the floor of the chapel in a stone lined channel, then out through the north wall. This reservoir has been mistaken for the holy well.
Description
Height: 73 mm
Width: 76 mm
Material: Glass plate
Production
Method: Printed
Person: Gibson
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