Corringham / Currincham

INFORMATION

Font ID: 11878COR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Corringham
Font Location in Church: In the nave, E of the S doorway
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_the_Virgin_Church,_Corringham
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 9AT, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1375 673074
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A1014, 12 km NE of Tilbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Barstable [in Domesday]
Additional Comments: disappeared font: the original font(s) of this church? -- an un-corroborated source [http://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/1371604905/in/set-72157601994163851/] [accessed 21 June 2010] notes: "worthy of note is the Saxon font with its mismatched Norman pillars and traces of medieval paint" -- this ref may be actually for the font at nearby Fobbing
Font Notes:
Holy-water stoup noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "In nave--E. of S. doorway, recess with cinquefoiled head and broken bowl, 14th or 15th-century." [NB: the RCHM does not mention a baptismal font in this church -the RCHM does not list post-1714 objects- but notes that parts of the church go as far back as the 11th century]. The Parish website [http://www.stmaryscorringham.org.uk/welcome.htm] [accessed 21 June 2010] illustrates the modern polygonal font. [NB: we have no information on the earlier 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, vol. 4: 27