Mucking

INFORMATION

FontID: 11887MUC
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist [now a private residence]
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 3 km S of Stanford le Hope, 6 km NE of Tilbury [Coordinates: 51° 30′ 0″ N, 0° 25′ 0″ E 51.5, 0.416667]
Font Location in Church: Reported inside the church, in the S aisle, ca. 1923
Century and Period: 15th century [basin only] [composite font], Late Medieval [composite]
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: In S. aisle--disused bowl of semi-octagonal form with chamfered under-edge, 15th-century." [NB: the former church was made into a private residence in the early years of the 21st century -- we have no information on the whereabouts of its baptismal font]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: semi-octagonal
Basin Exterior Shape: semi-octagonal

REFERENCES

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