Little Dunmow No. 1

Results: 2 records

B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

view of font and cover in context

Scene Description: the replacement font and cover at the west end of the nave, on the north side

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1923

Image Source: B&W photograph in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923)

Copyright Instructions: PD

INFORMATION

FontID: 11783DUN
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin [formerly the Lady Chapel of the Augustinian Priory of St. Mary the Virgin]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located off the B1256, 4 km E of Great Dunmow [Coordinates: 51° 51′ 58.74″ N, 0° 24′ 16.58″ E 51.866316, 0.404606]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, near the later font
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "two fragments of square bowl with plain round-headed panels, 12th-century." [cf. Index entry Little Dunmow No. 2 for a later font of the 14th century also in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: [two fragments]
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

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