Burham No. 1 / Borham
INFORMATION
Font ID: 05198BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval / composite
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Old Church Rd, Rochester ME1 3XY, United Kingdom
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located between Court Rd and the Medway river, 1.5 km W of Burnham village, E of the A228, 9-10 km SSW of Rochester
Historical Region: Hundred of Larkfield
Additional Comments: altered font? (the whole base and plinth appear to de a modern replacement
Font Notes:
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One of two Norman fonts reported kept in this church (CIVICTRUST web site of the Churches Conservation Trust)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 323235 5689725
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.3313, 0.4626
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 19′ 52.68″ N, 0° 27′ 45.36″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square