So I always found it strange that one of my churches had no font. They only had a small silver bowl given to them by another congregation when they were a new church start, 40 years before I arrived.

The medieval font was previously used as a plant pot in a garden near St Catwg's Church A medieval christening font, found in use as a plant pot, has been used for its first baptism in 150 years.

The reinstatement of the font was a central part of a £78,500 refurbishment project at Grade II-listed St Catwg's Church, in Pentyrch, north of Cardiff. The historic font was discovered full of ...