The separate building in which the Sacrament of Baptism was once solemnly administered, or that portion of the church-edifice later set apart for the same purpose.

Bob Drake's overview and annotated photographs of historic local fountains and communal washing-places.

Article from William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1875), illustrated with three woodcuts.

Aims to catalogue, research and preserve the surviving holy wells of Britain. Includes an outline history of hydromancy and gallery of holy wells.

Photograph and brief description of the well head in the Market Place built in 1597 to supply fresh water to the town.

The Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome provides an illustrated introduction to the type and its function, and information on the remains of a baptistery belonging to the church of San Lorenzo in Lucina.

Al Durtschi describes the small, enclosed one room buildings used in the US before the days of refrigeration to keep food cool.