Chingford No. 2 / Cingeford / Cingheford

INFORMATION

Font ID: 11813CHI
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave, on the E side of the N doorway
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Chingford
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Notes: old church documented 1181; advowson between 1207 and 1308 held by the Knights Templar; new church built 1710; old church became chapel of ease ca.1930
Church Address: Carbis Cl, London E4 7EW, UK
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A110 [aka Kings Head Hl], on the E bank of the river Lea, and now a NNE suburb of London
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Waltham [in Domesday] / formerly Essex
Font Notes:
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In nave--E. of N. doorway, with chamfered jambs, two centred-head and round bowl, 15th-century." [cf. Index entry for Chingford No. 1 for the early baptismal font listed for this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 292465 5724279
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.631192, 0.001201
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 37′ 52.29″ N, 0° 0′ 4.33″ E

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. 2: 50