Canterbury No. 16

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15973CAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early?), Late Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Font Location in Church: Inside the tower
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary Magdalene
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
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, p. 255