London No. 68 / Wardrobe / Baynard Castle

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13636LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: located on the E side of St. Andrew's hill
Additional Comments: painted font: painted to imitate marble
Font Notes:
Described in Allen (1839?): "The font is of stone, painted to imitate marble, and is placed in a pew near the north western entrance to the church." Also in Blatch (1995): "The marble font and attractive cover with cherub's head decoration […] came from St. Matthew's but via St. Clement',s Fulham. St. Andrew's has another font cover which was once on the font of All Hallows. East India Dock Road and, when that was bombed, went to All Saints, Poplar."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

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. 346 / [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 20 July 2008]
  • Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995, p. 21