East Wickham

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12092WIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael [the new church ]
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church [originally in the old church]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Previous Font Location(s): originally from the medieval church
Church Address: Upper Wickham Ln, Welling DA16 3AP, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 7983 556999
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A209 [Upper Wickham Ln], about 10 km NW of Dartford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Notes:
Noted in Newman (1980): "Font. Dec[orated]. Hexagonal. Two ogee-ended quatrefoils on each face." [NB: Newman (ibid.) further informs that the font was moved to the new (1932) church when the medieval parish church was handed over to a Greek Orthodox congregation]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Newman, John, West Kent and the Weald, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1980, p. 273