Stelling Minnis / Stelling

Results: 2 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12073STE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Stelling Minnis
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Harvest Lane, Stelling, Stelling Church Cottages, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury CT4 5PT, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1227 730141
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B2068, 13 km S of Canterbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Notes:
Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font has an octagonal bowl". Noted in Newman (1976): "Perp[endicular]. Shallow panelled bowl. Buttressed stem."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877, p. 259
  • Newman, John, North East and East Kent, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1976, p. 462