Smarden No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12010SMA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael, Smarden
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Cage Ln, Smarden, Ashford TN27 8QD, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1580 291454
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located W of the M20, about 12 km W of Ashford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Additional Comments: disused font / damaged font / re-cycled font
Font Notes:
Hussey (1852) writes: In the north wall of the nave, near the eastern end, are some remains of E[arly]. E[nglish]. work, said to be an ancient font, or part of one."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Hussey, Arthur, Notes on the churches in the counties of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey mentioned in Domesday Book and those of more recent date [...], London: John Russell Smith, 1852, p. 150 [no. 295]