London No. 19
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06896LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1689
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Martin in the Fields [orig. from the previous church]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: St. Martin in the Fields is the official church of the Admiralty
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located at 197 Piccadilly, London W1
Font Notes:
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Described in Bradley & Pevsner (2003: 293) as a baptismal "font of veined marble, oval, of 1689", originaly from the previous church. Blatch (195: 236) mentions a notable cover.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: oval, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
LID INFORMATION
Date: unknown
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995, p. 236
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, London 6: Westminster, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003, p. 293