East Tilbury

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11880TIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early?), Late Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Katherine [aka St. Catherine], East Tilbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, near the arcade that separates it from the S aisle
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17528017
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine] [earlier dedicated to St. Margaret]
Church Address: Princess Margaret Rd, East Tilbury, Tilbury RM18 8PB, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1375 671754
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of the A1089, 4 km E of Tilbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Notes:
Drawing of a font in the Harvey Pridham Drawings of English Fonts (MS 56). [Folder Number, Item Description]. University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept., done by Harvey Pridham on 30 May 1887 accompanied by the following description: "Octagonal. Position. Circular bowl, slight rakes, lead lined, 4 1/2 margin. 10 deep. Flat modern cover." Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: octagonal bowl, with moulded under-edge, plain stem and moulded base, early 16th-century."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: lead-lined
Basin Depth: 25 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [in inches in Harvey Fridham [cf. FontNotes]]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

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: 41