Salcott / Salcott-cum-Virley

INFORMATION

Font ID: 11867SAL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Salcott
Font Location in Church: In the nave, E of the S doorway
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17545422
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 5 Salcott St, Maldon CM9 8HL, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7908 776750
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the B1026, 13 km NE of Maldon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Additional Comments: disappeared font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Stoup: In nave--E. of S. doorway, with chamfered jambs and trefoiled head, 14th or 15th-century." [NB: the fabric of this church goes back to the 14th century but we have no information on the original font of this church -- the RCHM informs that "the church suffered severely in the earthquake of 1884 and was drastically restored in 1893"]. [NB: the church of Virley is now in ruins; said to have been damaged in the Colchester earthquake of 1884; the nearby Church of St. Mary, in Salcott, was also damaged in the said earthquake, but was extensively re-built in the 1890s].

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. 3: 207