Kelvedon Hatch nr. Chipping Ongar

Results: 2 records

B01: symbol - mitre

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

B02: human figure - child - head

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 16778KEL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas [originally from the old church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Location: Church Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, CM145TT
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located 5 km S of Chipping Ongar, 6 km NW of Brentwood
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Historical Region: Hundred of Ongar
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
The Victoria County History (Essex, vol. 4, 1956) notes: "The former parish church of St. Nicholas stands in the grounds of Kelvedon Hall. There was a medieval church on this site, but a complete rebuilding took place between 1750 and 1753 [...] The font and a 15th-century bell were preserved from the old church [...] In 1873 the church was restored [...] but twenty years later it was decided to build another church on a more convenient site near the centre of the parish. The new building, to which many of the fittings had been removed, was consecrated in 1895 [...] The font, removed from the earlier church, is octagonal and probably of the 15th century. On one face is carved a mitre and on the adjoining faces are children's heads. The position of the carvings suggests that the font has been wrongly orientated." The wrought-iron cover is from 1895-1898. This cover is also noted in Bettley & Pevsner (2007).

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 311481 5727299

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1895-1898
Material: metal, wrought iron
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2010-07-13 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.