London No. 93

INFORMATION

FontID: 13666LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Swithin
Church Patron Saints: St. Swithun [aka Swithin]
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located on the N side of Cannon Street, E corner of Swithin Lane
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Date: ca. 1679?
Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Stuart
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?]