Ardleigh
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Scene Description: the modern font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Whitworth, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken by John Whitworth [http://www.essexchurches.co.uk]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
FontID: 11844ARD
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 7-8 km NE of Colchester [Coordinates: 51° 55′ 36.84″ N, 0° 58′ 59.16″ E 51.9269, 0.9831]
Font Location in Church: In the S porch
Century and Period: 15th century (late?), Perpendicular
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Whitworth, of www.essexchurches.info, for his photograph of the modern font in this church
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In S. porch--with moulded jambs and cinquefoiled head, bowl cut away, late 15th-century." The present baptismal font, an octagonal basin raised on a broad central shaft and eight slender colonnettes is modern probably 19th-century [NB: we have no information on the medieval font]
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