Cover that Font!

@p1kef1sh (45681)

February 24, 2020 4:06pm CST

No, not Sans serif or Arial, this font is of the baptismal variety and has the most enormous and ornate cover that must be lifted using a pulley system. Fonts in England were covered to stop people from stealing the consecrated holy water. This cover dates from the year 1475 and is one of the most majestic examples in England.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 20

Wow, that is some cover. They REALLY didn't want anyone to steal the water, did they?

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@p1kef1sh (45681)

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25 Feb 20

I think not.

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@BarBaraPrz (47308)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

25 Feb 20

Glad you mentioned that it had to be lifted by a pulley system. Otherwise, it would take quite a few altar boys to lift it, and possibly get hernias.

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@p1kef1sh (45681)

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25 Feb 20

Plenty more where those lads came from! LOL.

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@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

30 Apr 20

That looks great! Got to love a design like that.

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

29 Feb 20

Wow, really like that very beautiful have not seen any like this for ages and ages.

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@topffer (42156)

• France

24 Feb 20

The stoups were also covered

? It is beautiful, a great masterpiece of late Gothic. Where is this church ?

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@p1kef1sh (45681)

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25 Feb 20

Ewelme in Oxfordshire, I used to live there a lifetime ago.

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