Leigh nr. Tonbridge

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12113LEI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Leigh
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Leigh, Tonbridge TN11 8RG, United Kingdom
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 5 km W of Tonbridge, 10 km S of Sevenoaks
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Notes:
Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font has a panelled octagonal bowl with quatrefoils, of Third Pointed style, on panelled octagonal stem." Noted in Newman (1980): "Font. Perp[endicular]. Octagonal panelled bowl."

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. 152
  • Newman, John, West Kent and the Weald, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1980, p. 373-374