London No. 54

INFORMATION

FontID: 13618LON
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. James [demolished in 1874]
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
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
Century and Period: 17th - 18th century,
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?]
Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995