Sturmer No. 2 / Sturmere

INFORMATION

FontID: 11796STU
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 17 km ENE of Saffron Walden [Coordinates: 52° 4′ 1.2″ N, 0° 28′ 40.8″ E 52.067, 0.478]
Font Location in Church: In the S porch
Century and Period: 16th century,
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In porch--very crude four-centred head, front of basin cut away, early 16th-century" [NB: the RCHM notes that the nave "is of pre-Conquest date, and was built probably in the first half of the 11th century" and does not list a font, which probably means that the original font has disappeared]

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