London No. 54

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13618LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James [demolished in 1874]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The church was located near the present church of St. Katherine Cree, just W of the confluence of Leadenhall and Fenchurch streets, in the City
Additional Comments: [disappeared?]
Font Notes:
Noted in Allen (1839?): ''The font is a circular basin of free-stone, on a single pillar of the same material.'' Allen (ibid.) adds that the church had been originally built ca. 1622, and re-built in 1722. Blatch (1995) reports: ''The church of St. James, Dukes Place, was demolished in 1874 and the parish added to that of St Katherine's.''

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, freestone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Allen, Thomas, The History and Antiquities of London, Wsetminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent, London: published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, [1839?], p. 70 / [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BVEGAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA717&lpg=RA1-PA717&dq=queenhithe+church+font&source=web&ots=9dzBGxXJDM&sig=mvPDHDDOyNJa-B_jKtBxJr4-Ny4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result] [accessed 16 July 2008]
  • Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995, p. 91