Stow Maries / Fenne / Stowe / Stowe Mareys

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view of church exterior - northeast view

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lynda Poulter, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 August 2009 by Lynda Poulter [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1493649] [accesseed 15 April 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

view of church exterior - southwest view

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Peter West, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 23 February 2015 by Peter West [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4496577] [accessed 15 April 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 11898STO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century [base only?] [composite font], Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary and St. Margaret
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin & St. Margaret
Church Address: Church Ln, Stow Maries, Chelmsford CM3 6SL, UK
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the B1012, (E) the A130, 8 km SE of Chelmsford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Wibrihtesherne
Additional Comments: composite font (the basin is 19thC)
Font Notes:
There are three entries for Stow Maries [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/TQ8399/stow-maries/] [accessed 15 April 2019] none of which mentions cleric or church in it. The entry for this church in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923) notes: "Font: octagonal stem with trefoil-headed panels and moulded base, 15th-century." No mention of the font in Bettley & Pevsner (2007). The entry for this church in English Heritage [Listing NGR: TQ8336299386] notes: "Parish church. C14-C16, restored in C19. [...] The C15 font has an octagonal stem with trefoil-headed panels and moulded base, and a C19 bowl."

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 337453 5726224
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.66346, 0.64968
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 39′ 48.46″ N, 0° 38′ 58.85″ E

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: 156