London No. 68 / Wardrobe / Baynard Castle

INFORMATION

FontID: 13636LON
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: located on the E side of St. Andrew's hill
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
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?]
Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995