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INFORMATION
Font ID: 15953WOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Giles
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, attached to / built into a pillar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located between Frinsted and Bricknor, 18 km N of Maidstone
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Notes:
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Not a very common type of font, consisting of a polygonal [hexagonal, counting the side attached to/built into the pillar] basin raised on a base of the same shape made of multiple blocks; the inside well is round and lead-lined. The wooden cover is round and flat, with metal ring handle, appears modern.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Drainage Notes: lead-lined
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]