Canterbury No. 14
INFORMATION
FontID: 15944CAN
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Margaret
Church Patron Saints: St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Country Name: England
Location: Kent, South East
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font is octagonal, cased in wood: the shaft has at each angle small Early English columns". Cox (1905) notes: "Over the octagon font is a handsome modern font-cover of brass." St. Margaret's Church now houses the 'Canterbury Tales Visitor Centre', a celebration of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales [http://www.hillside.co.uk/arch/stmargarets/stmargarets.html] [accessed 4 February 2010]. [NB: we have no information on the whereabouts of this font]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material:
metal,
brass
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Cox, John Charles, Canterbury, a historical and topographical account of the city, London: Methuen, 1905
Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877