Canterbury No. 16

INFORMATION

FontID: 15973CAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene
Country Name: England
Location: Kent, South East
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the tower
Century and Period: 16th century(early?), Late Perpendicular
Font Notes:
Cox (1905) notes an octagonal font that stands under the tower. The church had become ruinous in the mid-1800s and was pulled down in 1871 leaving only the tower standing.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Cox, John Charles, Canterbury, a historical and topographical account of the city, London: Methuen, 1905