London No. 93

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13666LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1679?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late?), Stuart
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Swithin
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Swithun [aka Swithin]
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the N side of Cannon Street, E corner of Swithin Lane
Additional Comments: disappeared font(s): the medieval font(s)
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) writes: "By ancient records it appears that there was a church on this spot […] before the year 1331 […] the old structure was destroyed by the fire of London [1666] and the present edifice erected in its stead […] built by sir Christopher Wren, 1679 […] a neat circular marble font, with a carved oak cover is situated in a pew before the north gallery". There is no mention of this font in Blatch (1995) [NB: we have no information on the earlier fonts(s) of this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th-century?
Material: wood, oak
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. 766/ [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 1 August 2008]