London No. 94 / Woolchurch Haw

INFORMATION

FontID: 15397LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)?
Museum and Inventory Number: City Museum, Guildhall? [cf. FontNotes]
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary Woolchurch [destroyed in 1666]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. It was located near St. Mary Woolnoth
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
In a presentation recorded in the proceedings of the British Archaeological Association and reported in its Journal (March 7, 1850), Mr. Lott informed that "while excavating for the foundation of the new entrance to the Mansion House (on the west side), a font of a plain character, Norman or Early English, was found […] broken into several pieces." These pieces were collected and offered to the City Museum at Guildhall. The note further informs that "On this spot stood the church of St. Mary Woolchurch, destroyed by the dire of 1666, and never rebuilt; the parish being united with St. Mary Woolnorth [sic] in Lombard-street. It is very probable the font discovered belonged to this church." [NB: the Mansion House is the officvial residence of the Lord Mayor of London,

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: fragments