London No. 33 / Cree / East Cheap / Eastcheap

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09902LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1646?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Katharine Cree
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katharine, Katherine]
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on 86 Leadenhall St., near Aldgate
Font Notes:
Described in Blatch (1995): "The small octagonal marble font was given by Sir John Gayer [...] who was Lord Mayor in 1646. It has an ogee cover painted blue and gold with the City's arms." Allen (1839?) reports a resolution of 1414 by Richard Clifford, bishop of London, to a persistent problem between the Priory of Christ Church [now disappeared] and the 'parishoners of St. Catherine's, Christ's, or Cree-church"and the latter ''should have a baptismal font anew, set up in their church or chapel, for baptising of children'' [NB: was there a font acquired around that time? -- the Priory itself, which Allen (ibid.) describes as having been built in the reign of Henry I [1100-1135] has disappeared].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th century?
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. 78 / [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] [accessed 16 July 2008]
  • Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995, p. 93-94