London No. 80

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13653LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1697?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Vedast
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Vedast [aka Foster, Vaast, Vedastus]
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the E side of Foster Lane
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) writes: "This church […] is a rectory, founded in or before the year 1308 […] it was rebuilt in the year 1509 […] suffered much in the great fire of London […] rebuilt Anno Domini 1697 […] The font is situated in a pew in the centre aisle, near the entrance, it is an oval basin of white marble, sustained on a column" [NB: the font notes is most likely from the late-17th century re-building -- we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: oval, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval

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?], [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#PPA371,M1] [accessed 28 July 2008]