Great Chesterford

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

LB01: design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 11769CHE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 5-6 km NW of Saffron Walden, 20 km S of Cambridge [Coordinates: 52° 3′ 59.4″ N, 0° 12′ 13.68″ E 52.0665, 0.2038]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, beneath the tower
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: In tower--plain octagonal moulded basin and stem, much scraped, 15th-century." [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to the 13th century, but we have no information on its earlier font]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

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