Berden

INFORMATION

FontID: 11765BER
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 8 km N of Bishop's Stortford, 32 km NW of Chelmsford [Coordinates: 51° 56′ 51″ N, 0° 8′ 13.92″ E 51.9475, 0.1372]
Font Location in Church: In the S porch, E of the doorway
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Font Notes:
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In S. porch--E. of doorway, pointed recess with broken round basin, 15th-century." [NB: the website http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/berden/berdenStNicholas.html [accessed 14 June 2010] reports a font at the west end of the nave; this font is probably from the re-building of the church in 1868 -- we have no information on the medieval font]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923