Baptism Font - St Mary - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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N 52° 57.065 W 001° 08.605
30U E 624731 N 5868441
A 15th century font in St Mary's church, Nottingham.
Waymark Code: WMWZKG
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/05/2017
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"The fifteenth century font shows the same perpendicular style as the rest of the nave. Its octagonal bowl with lead lining has miniature window tracery and ogee arches on its faces, it has a panelled stem and stands on two steps. It has a palindromic Greek inscription:
NIΨONANOMHM MHMONANOΨIN
which may be translated as: ‘Wash away thy sin, wash not thy face only’ and which is said to have been composed by the Greek Emperor Leo in the ninth century. The oak font canopy was dedicated on Easter Day 1957 and dedicated to the memory of George Boultby a gift from his wife."
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