Bearsted
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15952BEA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Holy Cross
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Cross
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 5 km E of Maidstone
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Notes:
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Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font is a plain octagon".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877, p. 84