Fairstead

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16726FAI

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Font Century and Period/Style: 11th century (late?), Medieval

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17536184

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Church Notes: noteworthy Passion Cycle murals of the early 14th century: noted and illustrated by Anne Marshall (2000) [http://www.paintedchurch.org/fairstpc.htm] [accessed 23 June 2010]

Church Address: Fairstead Hall Road, Fairstead, Essex, CM3 2AT

Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km WNW of Witham, NW of Chelmsford

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford

Additional Comments: disappeared font?

Font Notes: Click to view

The Bristish Listed Buildings website [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-115361-parish-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-fair] [accessed 23 June 2010] notes: "Parish church. Late C11, extended in early C13, restored in C19 [...] The font is C18, with a round marble bowl on a tapering column and octagonal base of limestone." [NB: we have no information on the medieval font(s) of this church]