London No. 94 / Woolchurch Haw

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15397LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Museum: City Museum, Guildhall? [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary Woolchurch [destroyed in 1666]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. It was located near St. Mary Woolnoth
Additional Comments: broken font / buried font / found font / fragments
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: fragment