Worth nr. Sandwich
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12083WOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Worth
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Address: The St, Worth, Deal CT14, UK, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1304 613056
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located just S of Sandwich
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Additional Comments: disappeared font
Font Notes:
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Glynne (1877) notes a modern font in this church. Newman (1976), however, reports a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period in this church. [NB: the fabric of the church goes back to Norman times, but we have no information on the early font]
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. 499