Dengie / Dengey

INFORMATION

FontID: 16718DEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. James
Church Patron Saints: St. James
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: [Coordinates: 51° 40′ 42.6″ N, 0° 52′ 17.76″ E 51.6785, 0.8716]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Font Notes:
Described in the British Listed Buildings website [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-119256-church-of-st-james-dengie] [accessed 21 June 2010]: "Font. Octagonal with chamfered rim and soffit, circular stem with moulded base and head", but no suggested date given [NB: it may be modern, though the fabric of the building goes back to the 14th century].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal