Great Waltham No. 3 / Waltham Magna

INFORMATION

Font ID: 11819WAL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (late?), Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary and St. Lawrence
Font Location in Church: In the S porch, on the E side of the S doorway
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17536395
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin & St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Great Waltham, Chelmsford Rd, Chelmsford CM3 1AR, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1245 364081
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A130, about 6 km NNW of Chelmsford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Notes:
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In S. porch--E. of S. doorway, circular basin and cinquefoiled head, late 14th-century." Additionally, the RCHM entry for Langley's, at Great Waltham, notes: "In the rockery, S.E. of the house, are a number of worked stone, some from the church and including a bowl perhaps a stoup. There is also an octagonal font bowl, probably of the 15th century, which may have come from Pleshey Church." [the latter basin is listed in this Index under Pleshey; there is no additional entry made for the 'perhaps stoup' noted above]

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: 106, 107