Pitsea
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11890PIT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26622707
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Pitsea, Basildon SS13 3DH, United Kingdom
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A13, 14-15 km WNW of Southend-on-Sea
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Barstable [in Domesday]
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: octagonal bowl with moulded lower-edge, plain stem and hollow-chamfered base, 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, vol. 4: 108