Birchington
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12044BIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints, Birchington
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: Canterbury Rd, Birchington CT7 9AF, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1843 840777
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A28 [aka Canterbury Rd], 5 km WSW of Margate
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Notes:
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Noted in Newman (1976): "Font. E[arly] E[nglish]. Octagonal bowl on five round shafts."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, North East and East Kent, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1976, p. 142