Thaxted No. 2 / Thaxtead
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11797THA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century (late), Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: In the N porch, W of the entrance
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaxted_Parish_Church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist, St. Mary & St. Lawrence
Church Address: Watling Street, Thaxted, Dunmow CM6 2PE , United Kingdom
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 8 km ESE down the B184 of Saffron Walden; 32 km WNW of Chelmsford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Notes:
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One of two stoups noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "In N. porch, W. of entrance, cinquefoil four-centred recesswith a label, probably for former stoup, late 15th-century, restored." [cf. Index entry for Thaxted No. 3 for the second stoup and for Thaxted No. 1 for the font cover and case listed for this church]
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, vol. 1: 308