Huntingdon No. 2 / Huntandene / Huntantum
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view of church exterior in context
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view of church exterior
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Image Source: postcard of unknown date in www.photosofchurches.com/huntingdonshire-huntingdon-church.htm [accessed 20 April 2012]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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Image Source: postcard of unknown date in www.photosofchurches.com/huntingdonshire-huntingdon-church.htm [accessed 20 April 2012]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 07298HUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, ny the S entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: High Street, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 3AQ
Site Location: Cambridgeshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on Market Hill, Huntingdon, 25 km WNW of Cambridge up the A14
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ely
Historical Region: formerly Huntingdonshire
Additional Comments: famous person font: A baptismal font believed to be the one in which Oliver Cromwell [1599-1658] was baptised [source: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/oq10/places.htm]
Font Notes:
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The Britain Express web site [www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4491] [accessed 20 April 2012] notes: "The feature that draws most visitors to this attractive church is the simple stone font, which is to be found near the south door entrance. The font is not original to All Saints; it comes from the now vanished church of St John's. We know from historical records that Oliver Cromwell was baptised at St John's church, so it seems highly likely that this is the font used for the baptism of Huntingdon's most famous son. All Saints has in its possession the original parish registry of St John's church, where the baptism of Oliver Cromwell is recorded for the 29th April, 1599."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 691804 5801563
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.3308, -0.185
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 19′ 50.88″ N, 0° 11′ 6″ W