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Beverley Minster, mother church to St Mary's, Beverley
The Font
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Minster - The Font

A late Norman Font, with Early 18th Century font cover by a woodworking family called Thornton.

William Thornton, the father, his son Robert (c. 1703 - 1724), and his wife together with her assistant called John Howgill were responsible for for much of the rich Baroque 'Gothic' carving that decorates the canopies in the choir stalls, and the doors

 Minster - The Font Lid

Last modified: 11 June, 2002