Kimblesworth

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09871KIM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Philip and St. James
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_St_Philip_and_St_James,_Kimblesworth_-_geograph.org.uk_-_8045406.jpg
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Philip & St. James
Site Location: Durham, North East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A167, 6 km N of Durham, just S of Chester-le-Street
Additional Comments: recycled font: from an earlier church nearby
Font Notes:
“Kimblesworth's church incorporates a font rescued from the medieval church at Kimblesworth Grange.” – “Kimblesworth's present parish church, which is dedicated to St Philip and St James, dates from 1893 and started life as a mission church.” [source: “From a cluster of houses to a thriving mining community”, article in This Is The North East, 11 June 2004, by David Simpson http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/the_north_east/leisure/DURMEM3.html]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone