Downham nr. Chelmsford
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: the lichen-infestated modern font outside the church
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2014 by John Salmon [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4051209] [accessed 13 April 2016]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 May 2014 by John Salmon [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4051215] [accessed 13 April 2016]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 12161DOW
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Church Notes: originally 14thC?; partly re-built by G.E. Street 1891; church damaged by fire 1977;
Church Address: Castledon Road, South Hanningfield, Essex CM11 1LG, UK
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 11 km S of Chelmsford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Additional Comments: composite font? altered font?
Font Notes:
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No individual entry found for this Downham in the Domesday survey. A baptismal font stands outside the church of St Margaret, in Downham; it appears composite: the basin probably original, but the base is of later date; the basin is octagonal with a chamfered upper rim; the sides are vertical, each decorated with a pair of trefoil arches or windows; the stem and splaying lower base are octagonal and moulded. There is a modern flat cover with Latin cross finial. The font is not mentioned in the RCHM (1931-1934) or Bettley & Pevsner (2007) probably because it is modern.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 326847 5722842
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.62991, 0.49816
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 37′ 47.68″ N, 0° 29′ 53.38″ E