5° 



DERBYSHIRE FONTS. 



ft. 



2 



in. 

 o 



6 



ii 

 io 



Height of bowl only - 



External width of bowl only 



Internal „ „ „ - 



Depth 



Here we have a cord pattern used in pre-Norman times 

 (and in Norman also to a small extent) combined with a 

 floriated cross which might be Early English and foliage of 

 a late Norman style. If we call this font Middle Norman, 

 and date it as about noo, it is as early as it would be safe 

 to deduce. 



Ashover. 



Fig. 6. — Leaden Font at Ashover. 



This splendid example of the metal work of the Norman 

 period is second only in importance to the font at Youlgreave. 

 When the wealth of lead which Derbyshire possesses is taken 

 into consideration, it is most remarkable that this should be 

 the only specimen of a font constructed of that material. Of 

 course, a leaden font was always an object worthy of plunder, 

 and there may have been others which found their way into 

 the melting-pot. There is a large number of leaden fonts 

 in the kingdom, and the similarity of design in a great many 



