Woodham Mortimer / Wudeham / Little Woodham

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 11900WOO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [basin only] -- 15th century [stem and base only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Margaret
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26439933
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Church Address: Maldon Rd, Woodham Mortimer, Danbury, Maldon CM9 6SN, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7413 416226
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A414, 5 km WSW of Maldon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Additional Comments: composite font: the basin is C13, earlier than the C15 brick base
Font Notes:
Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font:round bowl, octagonal stem with ogee-headed panels, moulded base, stem and base late 15th-century, bowl earlier." In Bettley & Pevsner (2007): "Font. C13 round bowl and a C15 octagonal brick base."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone and brick, stone basin on a later brick base
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Bettley, James, Essex, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2007, p. 855
  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923, vol. 4: 175