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Hi Christine - its always nice to hear from you and you always have such interesting stories. Bea [log in to unmask] > >Many thanks, Bea. >¬Ý >Was Googling for the Wikipedia piece, and came on this, which is quite fun >(and only barely off topic): >¬Ý >http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/TakeaLook/Fonts.html >¬Ý >We heard of a small Welsh village where the churchwarden, not all that >many years ago and while the vicar was on holiday, painted the medieval >font with (?yellow) masonry paint because it looked a bit grubby. >¬Ý >Sadly, I've failed to find our medieval font, replaced in 19th C. > >Best, >Christine B > Beatrice Hopkinson, Hon. Secretary Los Angeles Branch, Oxford University Society Board Member, Archaeological Institute of America President, Droitwich Brine Springs and Archaeological Trust Affilliate, Cotsen institute of Archaeology, UCLA ([log in to unmask]) 818 766 7780