Chislet
INFORMATION
Font ID: 15978CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located between Canterbury and the Isle of Thanet
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font appears to be modern; the bowl octagonal with some panelling." [NB: the church goes back to Early English times, but we have no information on the earlier font]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 373988 5688781
REFERENCES
- Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877, p. 145