Little Chesterford
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06707CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century / 15th century, Norman? / Perpendicular?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Font Location in Church: the Perpendicular font is located inside the church, at the W end of the nave, N side
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17534596
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located near Great Chesterford, NW of Saffron Walden
Additional Comments: the low-res image in Essex Churches shows the location of the font inside the nave, but it is too poor to show the font details
Font Notes:
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Listed in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a baptismal font of the Norman period. Noted, however, in the Royal Commission of Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923) as "plain, octagonal with moulded base, 15th-century." [NB: we are unable to explain C&H's listing of a Norman font in this church; the present font is octagonal and plain, with a moulded base, and appears to be of the Perpendicular period]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 199
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923, vol. 1: 173