st.matthew bethnal green, london

c20 fonts


Folder: church fonts

st.matthew bethnal green, london

13 Jun 2010 137
built in 1743-6 by george dance the elder, messed about with in 1859 by knightly then burned out in the blitz, finally rebuilt inside in 1960. the font is c20 as are all the furnishings.

chelsea old church, london

11 Jul 2010 107
c20 copy of the font cover of 1673

st. clement danes , london

31 Aug 2010 179
the hefty font dates from the late c20 when the crypt was cleared of coffins and became a chapel. the c18 coffin plates line the walls

st. clement danes , london

31 Aug 2010 164
the hefty font dates from the late c20 when the crypt was cleared of coffins and became a chapel. the c18 coffin plates line the walls

ditchling church

28 Nov 2010 119
the font looks like it may have been made in the c20, when gill and his pupils lived in the area

church of the guardian angels, mile end, london

14 Aug 2011 172
built in 1901-2 by walters, this r.c. church was paid for by one of the howard dukes of norfolk. the font is ecomomy sized.

st.paul, west hackney, london

12 Aug 2011 117
font in cachemaille-day's 1960 church . the screen prevents real access, which is a shame given the glass.

st.paul, west hackney, london

12 Aug 2011 112
copper dove on the top of the font cover of c.1960

st.paul, west hackney, london

12 Aug 2011 124
the west window is of the conversion of saul, by john hayward, 1963. against it can be seen the 1960 font cover, which soars quite effectively

all hallows gospel oak, london

23 Oct 2011 151
brooks church of 1889-1901 was finished by giles gilbert scott in 1913-15, probably this font is his

st.anne's r.c. church, vauxhall, london

03 May 2012 199
font and chancel chapel in f.a.walters church of 1903-7. shame about the flooring; why would anyone in their right mind cover a chancel with any carpet, let alone one of such a colour? probably perfectly decent tiles underneath too. . . sigh. . .

blisland church, cornwall

02 Aug 2012 111
c15 font with canopy of 1917

st.mary moorfield,eldon st. , london

07 Sep 2012 174
odd font in the r.c.church built 1899-1903 by george sherrin: it probably dates from the mid c19, and would have been in the previous catholic church here.

chaldon herring church, dorset

02 Nov 2012 130
latest c20 dolphin handle on lid of the original font

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

07 Feb 2013 178
font of 1954 by hew lorimer, showing st, machar baptising local converts

eye church, suffolk

09 Mar 2013 168
comper font canopy, early c20

holy trinity church, watermoor, cirencester, glos.

10 Apr 2013 161
second font in church, looking to be of frosterley marble, prob. early c20

st.albans cathedral

24 Apr 2013 158
the font was designed by randoll blacking in 1933

82 items in total