St Mary Magdalene, Eardisley lies about twenty minutes' drive north-west of Hereford, and Jean and I motored out there in rainbow weather this morning, mainly to see what the Shell Guide calls the best Romanesque font in England. No messing there! And I think they're right. Just look at this:

The carving is incredibly crisp and respect to the local church-people for installing some good on-demand lighting as well with a nice low raking light to bring out its relief.

The scene is the Harrowing of Hell (bottom right: Christ plants his cross in Hell and drags Adam out). The excellent guide to the font by Susan Wood illustrates the iconographical background. Here is a twelfth-century parallel from Torcello in a very different style:

There is an extensive literature, of course, arguing the toss about just who the other figures are, but for now, enjoy!