Foulness
INFORMATION
FontID: 16727FOU
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, St. Thomas and All Saints
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin?, St. Thomas & All Saints
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located on Foulness Island, ENE of Rochford, NE of Southend-on-Sea [restricted military area since 2006] [Coordinates: 51° 36′ 7.2″ N, 0° 53′ 31.92″ E 51.602, 0.8922]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The British Listed Buildings website [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-123123-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-st-thomas-a] [accessed 23 June 2010] notes: "Simple round bowl to font, octagonal soffit and stem, moulded base, carved wooden lid." [NB: not known whether the font is from the original church that replaced the late-medieval one in the mid-19th century]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: round-to-octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Material:
wood,
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]