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B01: coat of arms - Langley family

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 15996KNO
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Clement [redundant]
Church Patron Saints: St. Clement
Country Name: England
Location: Kent, South East
Directions to Site: Located 16 km N of Dover, in Goodnestone
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th - 18th century,
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church Notes: Church now redundant and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
Hasted (1800) writes: "the font is of stone, elegantly carved, on it on two shields are the arms of Langley, Per pale, and fess, indented, counterchanged, or, and argent; on two other shields, both alike, Langley quartering, first, Argent, a fess, sable, in chief, three ogresses; second, Argent, a fess, sable, in chief, three escallop shells of the last; third, Gules, a cross-crosiet, argent." Glynne (1877) notes: "The font has a panelled octagonal bowl, but seems to be modern". The Kent Archaeological Society [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsKnowlton/01.htm] [accessed 10 Febuary 2010] notes: "At the West end is a handsome octagon Gothic Font. Arms: on East side Quarterly, 1st. Party per pale & fess indented, Or. & Az. 2nd. Ar. a fess Sab. in chief, 3 Pellets. 3rd. Ar, a fess, and 3 escallops in chief, Gu. 4th. Gu. a Cross potent, Er. North side as the first quarter above, singly. West wide as the first, with its quarterings. South side as the opposite, or North, side. On the four other sides are Suffer Little Children to Come. Mar. 10.14."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: English
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877
Hasted, Edward, The History and topographical survey of the County of Kent [...], Canterbury: Printed for the author, by Simmons and Kirkby, 1778-