London No. 29

INFORMATION

FontID: 09898LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located on Queen Victoria St. [Allen (1839?) gives the location as the S side of Fish Street, at W corner of Labour-in-vain Hill
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century, Stuart
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) writes: "It is known that there was a church in the same place, before the year 1377 […] but the last structure being consumed in the great conflagration in 1666, the present place was built in its place […] This was the first church built and completed after the fire […] The font is a plain basin of statuary marble, sustained on a balluster of black marble, with white capital and base: it occupies a pew near the central entrance." Only the lid is mentioned in Blatch (1995): "Font The richly and beautifully carved font cover with ogee supports carrying a crown is original." [NB: we have no information on the font from the medieval church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th century?
Material: wood
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Allen, Thomas, The History and Antiquities of London, Wsetminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent, London: published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, [1839?]