Black Notley

INFORMATION

FontID: 11808NOT
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 2-3 km S of Braintree
Font Location in Church: Outside, S wall, on the E side of the S doorway
Century and Period: 16th century(early?),
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In S. wall--E. of S. doorway, rough stone basin, partly broken, in rough triangular-headed recess, probably early 16th-century." [NB: the RCHM does not lists objects later than 1714; it notes that the nave is probably dated to the first half of the 12th century -- The church was restored in 1879 by Sir Arthur Blomfield according to www.essexchurches.info, and the new font [not listed in this Index] is probably from that period -- We have no information on the early font(s) of 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