Toppesfield

INFORMATION

FontID: 11801TOP
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch
Church Patron Saints: St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 11 km NW of Halstead [Coordinates: 52° 0′ 25.2″ N, 0° 31′ 55.2″ E 52.007, 0.532]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century [re-cut?], Medieval
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: with octagonal bowl cut down, octagonal stem with square top, apparently re-used material, possibly 13th-century." Not mentioned in Bettley & Pevsner (2007).

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