London No. 65

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13633LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1679?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?), Stuart
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Bartholomew the Little
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the western vestibule
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Bartholomew
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the E side of St. Bartholomew Lane, near Threadneedle Street
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) notes: "The old church was burned down by the fire, after which the present building was erected […] by sir Christopher Wren, in 1679 […] The font is spherical and sustained on a terminal pillar of veined marble, and is, upon the whole, a handsome piece of workmanship, it stand in a pew at the western vestibule". Blatch (1995) reports that the church of St. Batholomew-by-the-Exchange ''was demolished in 1841''.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
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. 202 / [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. 105