Little Burstead

INFORMATION

FontID: 11884BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary (?)
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 3 km S of Billericay
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Perpendicular
Font Notes:
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: plain octagonal bowl and stem, moulded base, 15th or early 16th-century."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923