Shadoxhurst

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12132SHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Decorated
Cognate Fonts: Other hexagonal fonts in Kent at Rolvenden, Tenterden
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Shadoxhurst
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Address: 1 Church Ln, Shadoxhurst, Ashford TN26 1LX Church Ln, Shadoxhurst, Ashford TN26 1LX, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1233 620433
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located W of the A2079, 6 km SW of Ashford
Font Notes:
Described in Glynne (1877): "The font has an octagonal bowl on stem." Noted in the Parish web site [www.shadoxhurst.info/Churchmain.html]: "The font [...] is lead lined, hexagonal a shape fairly common in the Midlands but rare in the South East. Others found in Tenterden, Rolvenden and Sandhurst." [cf. Index corresponding entries -- but the font at Sandhurst (Kent) is octagonal] This same source notes that the font cover was "made with wood from the pews".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Drainage Notes: lead lining