London No. 31

Results: 1 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09900LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1670?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Sepulchre without Newgate
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S aisle, W end
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Sepulchre
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located in the Holborn Viaduct
Additional Comments: recycled font cover: rescued from a fire at Christ Church, Newgate
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) notes: "The font is a large and handsone polygonal basin of veined marble sustained on a circular pedestal of grained marble; the canopy of oak, with gilt enrichments, has an inscription recording that it was the gift of the parish in 1670." Blatch (1995) notes the presence in this church of a font recovered from another London Church [cf. Index entry for London No. 78, Christ Churt, Newgate], and adds: "St Sepulchre's own font, at the West end of the south aisle, is an attractive marble furnishing with baluster stem and fluted bowl adorned with cherubs' heads which was given by a parishoner in 1670. The cover is octagonal."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: ca. 1670?
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?], p. 633 / [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BVEGAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA717&lpg=RA1-PA717&dq=queenhithe+church+font&source=web&ots=9dzBGxXJDM&sig=mvPDHDDOyNJa-B_jKtBxJr4-Ny4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA371,M1] [accessed 30 July 2008]
  • Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995, p. 159-160