London No. 91 Garlickhythe / Garlick Hythe

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13664LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1683?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?), Stuart
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Christopher Wren
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Additional Comments: disappeared font? The medieval font
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) notes that "the earliest mention of this church is, that it was rebuilt by Richard the Rathing, sheriff in 1326 […] The present church was built by sir Christopher Wren in 1683 […] The font is placed against the second plinth from the west, in the north aisle; it is a handsome octangular basin of statuary marble sustained on a pillar of the same; the cover is plain". There is no mention of a font in Blatch (1995), nor do we have any information on the font(s) from the earlier times of this church.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

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. 754/ [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#PRA1-PA637,M1] [accessed 31 July 2008]