Albury No. 2 / Eldeberie

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08784ALB
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (late?), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: E of S doorway of S aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 13 The Bourne, Albury, Hertfordshire SG11 2JG
Site Location: Hertfordshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A120, 8 km W of Bishop's Stortford, 8-9 km N of Ware
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans
Historical Region: Hundred of Edwinstree [in Domesday]
Font Notes:
Described in Cox & Harvey (1907) as a "good" wall-mounted holy-water stoup of the late 14th century. Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, Hertforshire (1911): "Stoup: E. of S. doorway of S. aisle."

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 299511 5754232
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.90271, 0.08558
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 54′ 9.76″ N, 0° 5′ 8.09″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 237
  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationary Office by J. Truscott, 1911, p. 29