Rettendon / Ratenduna
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11894RET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17536452
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: Church Chase, Chelmsford CM3 8DR, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1268 766565
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located E of the A130, 11 km ENE of Billericay
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Chelmsford
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: octagonal bowl with moulded under-edge, plain stem and moulded base, 15th-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: 125