London No. 63 / Gracechurch

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INFORMATION
FontID: 13631LON
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Benet [demolished in 1867]
Church Patron Saints: St. Benedict [aka Benet]
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: St. Benet was located on the E side of Gracechurch Street, SW corner of Fenchurch
Font Location in Church: Moved to St. George-in-the-East, the former parish of Stepney
Date: ca. 1685?
Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Stuart
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Christopher Wren?
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted in Allen (1839?): ''This church having suffered in the great fire of 1666, it was rebuilt […] by sir Christopher Wren […] and finished in 1685 […] The font, at the south-west corner of the bulding, is a circular white marble basin, adorned with cherub's heads, and standing on a pedestal enriched with scrolls.'' Blatch (1995), in his entry for the church of St. George-in-the-East, writes: "The stone font in the north aisle is the only furnishing which has survived the bombing. It came from the City church of St Benet's, Gracechurch Street (pulled down in 1867 for road-widening) and was first used at St George's in 1877."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, marble
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