Langley nr. Saffron Walden
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11781LAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist, Langley
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, by the S doorway
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17532110
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Evangelist
Church Address: The Causeway,, Bull Lane, Langley, Saffron Walden CB11 4RZ, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1763 258043
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 13 km SW of Saffron Walden
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Additional Comments: low-rez photo in www.essexchurches.info shows plain octagonal basin with raised-ribs modern cover at the west end of the nave, on the south side -- 12C font disappeared?
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: plain octagonal bowl, date uncertain, stem modern." [NB: the nave is said to be of the 12th century, but we have no information of a font of that period]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: with low raised ribs on top
REFERENCES
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923, vol. 166