London No. 65

INFORMATION

FontID: 13633LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Bartholomew the Little
Church Patron Saints: St. Bartholomew
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located on the E side of St. Bartholomew Lane, near Threadneedle Street
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the western vestibule
Date: ca. 1679?
Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Stuart
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?]
Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995