Great Chesterford
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 11769CHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints, Great Chesterford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, beneath the tower
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17539510
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: Church St, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden CB10, UK, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1799 531153
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 5-6 km NW of Saffron Walden, 20 km S of Cambridge
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Additional Comments: damaged font: much scraped -- disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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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, vol. 1: 114