Bidborough

INFORMATION

FontID: 16006BID
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Lawrence
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Country Name: England
Location: Kent, South East
Directions to Site: Located N of Tunbridge Wells, S of Tonbridge
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: , Medieval
Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font has an octagonal bowl on stem". The octagonal basin appears plain, rounded at the underbowl and lead-lined. [A recent illustration of the font found at http://www.bidboroughchurch.org/baptisms.php [accessed 11 February 2010]].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: lead-lined

REFERENCES

Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877