Hartfield

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 March 2012 by The Voice of Hassocks [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Mary_the_Virgin%27s_Church,_Hartfield_%28NHLE_Code_1192522%29.JPG] [accessed 21 January 2013]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 06514HAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church at the W end of the aisle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Church St, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4AG
Site Location: East Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located at the junction of the B2026 and the B2110, 9-10 km SEE of East Grinstead. 11 SW of Tunbridge Wells
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chichester
Historical Region: Hundred of Hartfield -- Rape of Pevensey -- Sussex
Font Notes:
Harrison (1920) mentions a Perpendicular font and an undated stoup in this church. Described in Whiteman (1994): "At the W end of the aisle is the large octagonal Perpendicular font, its bowl carved with flowers, foliage and shields".

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 297692 5665079
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.101455, 0.110307
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 6′ 5.24″ N, 0° 6′ 37.1″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Whiteman, Ken, Ancient Churches of Suffolk, Seaford, East Sussex: S.B. Publications, 1998, p. 79