Stalisfield
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 12071STA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Transitional
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Stalisfield
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Church Rd, Stalisfield, Faversham ME13 0JG, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1795 522510
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km SW of Faversham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Notes:
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Noted in Newman (1976): "Font. C13. The Norman type, on five shafts, the square bowl arcaded; but the arches are pointed." The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TQ9673852434] notes: "Parish church. C13 and restored 1904 [...] C13 font on 5 shafts with 4 blank arches on each side of bowl."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, North East and East Kent, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1976, p. 461