page_title: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Baldock
section_title: Font
hierarchical_section_title: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Baldock / Font
caption_attribution_description: English: The transitional Norman Font of St. Mary the Virgin in Baldock dates to about 1150
context_page_description: The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a parish church of the Church of England in Baldock in Hertfordshire. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the original church on the site dated to about 1150 and was built by the Knights Templar before being largely rebuilt in about 1330 by the Knights Hospitaller. It is a Grade I listed building.
context_section_description: The font is transitional Norman of the late 12th century, belonging to the earliest known church. It has an octagonal bowl with beaded edges and a circular stem flanked by octagonal shafts with moulded bases. The steps and paving on which it stands are very much later - circa 1901.  Beside the font is a strong mediaeval iron-bound chest known as a 'Peter's Pence' chest.
caption: The font is late 12th-century and dates to the earliest church on the site
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